Event Brief
Kidnapped girl found barefoot in ditch after sleepover
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 11:12 AM ET
Summary: A Good Samaritan found a girl who had been kidnapped at a sleepover and taken into the woods in Harnett County, North Carolina. The helper said the girl was “very scratched up” when she was found barefoot in a ditch.
WHO: Good Samaritan
WHAT: A Good Samaritan found a kidnapped girl barefoot in a ditch after she was taken into the woods.
WHEN: Aug 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Harnett County, North Carolina
WHY: The girl had been kidnapped at a sleepover and taken into the woods, and was later located by a Good Samaritan.
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