Cheering crowds greet the news that three missing women have been found safe and well more than a decade after they disappeared.
Amanda Berry (center) was all smiles at the Cleveland Hospital alongside her emotional sister (left) and the daughter that she gave birth to during the 10 years she was held against her wil
Three women who disappeared separately more than 10 years ago have been found alive in a house in Cleveland, Ohio – just a few miles from where they went missing.
Amanda Berry disappeared aged 16 on April 21, 2003, when she called her sister to say she was getting a lift home from her job at a Burger King. Police say Ms Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight have been taken to a hospital for checks and were being reunited with relatives.
Ms DeJesus went missing aged 14 on her way home from school about a year after Ms Berry.
The disappearance cases have gripped the attention of all Cleveland residents for the past decade and crowds gathered at the police station on Monday evening
The third woman, Ms Knight, had been missing since 2002 when she was believed to have been 20.
Cheering crowds gathered on the street near the home where the women were found.
It appears Ms Berry contacted police on Monday when she called 911 and pleaded for officers to arrive at the home on Cleveland’s west side before her alleged kidnapper returned.
She told the dispatcher: “I’ve been kidnapped, and I’ve been missing for 10 years. And..