Three children missing in Adelaide found safe and well

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Three young Adelaide siblings have been found safe and well after being missing for two days, although they were believed to be with their parents.

Ethan Lawson, 12, Jayden Lawson, 10, and Sienna Dodd, 6, had last been seen when they were dropped off at a Christies Beach oval for football training on Wednesday night.

But after an extensive search by police they have been found and placed with “appropriate authorities”, superintendent Ian Parrot said on Friday.“A man has been detained by police at this time for breaching his bail, but importantly the children are safe and well,” he said.

Police said on Friday they believed the children were with their father, Dylan Lawson, and their mother Shantelle.

The children had been in “alternative care” before going missing, police said.

They did not believe the children had been in physical danger, but were concerned for their “longer-term wellbeing and welfare”.