BREAKING NEWS: Two sisters, aged 5 and 8, are found ALIVE 1.4 miles away from their heavily-wooded California home two days after they went missing leaving behind a trail of granola bar wrappers Sisters Leia Carrico, eight, and Caroline Carrico, five, have been found safely Authorities said sisters vanished after walking off into a wooded area near home Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said girls were found after 44 hours in woods
By Valerie Edwards For Dailymail.com
Published: 19:44 GMT, 3 March 2019 | Updated: 20:07 GMT, 3 March 2019
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California police have confirmed that two young sisters who were missing for two days have been found.
Eight-year-old Leia Carrico and her five-year-old sister Caroline Carrico were last seen outside their home in Benbow, north west of Sacramento, on Friday at 2.30pm.
Authorities said the sisters vanished after walking off into a wooded area near their home.
On Sunday afternoon, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office announced that the girls had been found safely around 10.30am after they spent more than 48 hours in the woods.
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said during a press conference
