Missing Durham girls found safe after AMBER Alert issued

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Durham Police Department said Saturday morning that two missing girls who were the subject of an AMBER Alert have been found safe.

Makayla Grace Gnije Hatch, 7, and Kaylee Amira Grace Hatch, 8, were found without injury and are back home, Durham police told ABC11.

No other information was immediately released.

The missing girls were believed to be with Garrett Hatch. Police have not confirmed the relationship between them nor Hatch's status.

The missing girls had last been seen at South Central Church of Christ, 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Raleigh.

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