UPDATE: Arukia Ganis has been found safe. Police say the suspects, the child's parents are in custody. Authorities did not say where the child was found.
She was wearing removable leg braces.
Arukia is in the custody of the State of Missouri. She was last seen at 11:15 a.m today., at Wonders of Wildlife with her parents, Frank Ganis, 36, and Arisha Caldwell, 33. Caldwell and Frank Ganis were seen on camera at 11:22 a.m., leaving Bass Pro with Arukia through an exit.
The parents may have left in a silver Mercedes SUV with Vermont license plate, H-F-L-2-4-5.
Frank Ganis is 190 pounds and 6 feet tall with brown hair and hazel eyes. Caldwell is 120 pounds and 5-foot-1 with blonde hair and greene eyes.
Anyone with information relating to the child’s whereabouts or Caldwell or Frank Ganis, should call 911 or make an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 417-869-TIPS (8477) or online at p3tips.com.