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A woman who walked into a US police station claiming she was kidnapped 18 years ago is likely to be telling the truth, police in California say. | A woman who walked into a US police station claiming she was kidnapped 18 years ago is likely to be telling the truth, police in California say. |
DNA tests were being carried out, local police said, with officers almost certain that the results would back up the woman's story. | DNA tests were being carried out, local police said, with officers almost certain that the results would back up the woman's story. |
Jaycee Lee Dugard disappeared in 1991, aged 11, from outside her Lake Tahoe home, apparently taken by two people. | Jaycee Lee Dugard disappeared in 1991, aged 11, from outside her Lake Tahoe home, apparently taken by two people. |
Two people are now said to have been taken into custody, US reports say. | Two people are now said to have been taken into custody, US reports say. |
Police in California are due to hold a news conference later on Thursday, at which it is widely expected that they will formally confirm that Ms Dugard is alive and well. | Police in California are due to hold a news conference later on Thursday, at which it is widely expected that they will formally confirm that Ms Dugard is alive and well. |
Lt Les Lovell of the sheriff's department at El Dorado, California, said a woman walked into a local police station and announced that she was Jaycee Lee Dugard. | Lt Les Lovell of the sheriff's department at El Dorado, California, said a woman walked into a local police station and announced that she was Jaycee Lee Dugard. |
"We're 99% sure it's her," Mr Lovell told the Associated Press, adding that her family had been contacted and a meeting was being arranged. | "We're 99% sure it's her," Mr Lovell told the Associated Press, adding that her family had been contacted and a meeting was being arranged. |
Ms Dugard's stepfather, Carl Probyn, told ABC News in the US that her family was now convinced that she had been found. | Ms Dugard's stepfather, Carl Probyn, told ABC News in the US that her family was now convinced that she had been found. |
She sounds like she's okay. I hope she's been well treated this entire 18 years Carl ProbynStepfather | She sounds like she's okay. I hope she's been well treated this entire 18 years Carl ProbynStepfather |
"I had personally given up hope," he said, saying that he just wanted to find the people responsible. | "I had personally given up hope," he said, saying that he just wanted to find the people responsible. |
Mr Probyn was watching on 10 June, 1991, as the young girl was apparently taken away by two unidentified people. | Mr Probyn was watching on 10 June, 1991, as the young girl was apparently taken away by two unidentified people. |
The incident occurred as she was walking from her home to a school bus stop in the southern Lake Tahoe town of Meyers. | The incident occurred as she was walking from her home to a school bus stop in the southern Lake Tahoe town of Meyers. |
Her stepfather has described how a stranger drove up and grabbed Ms Dugard, bundling her into a grey car even as she tried to resist by kicking and screaming. | Her stepfather has described how a stranger drove up and grabbed Ms Dugard, bundling her into a grey car even as she tried to resist by kicking and screaming. |
Mr Probyn believed a man and woman were in the vehicle. Despite several false reports of sightings in the intervening years, Ms Dugard was never seen again. | Mr Probyn believed a man and woman were in the vehicle. Despite several false reports of sightings in the intervening years, Ms Dugard was never seen again. |
But the FBI has now assured his wife that her daughter is safe and that the men she was with are in custody, Mr Probyn told ABC News. | But the FBI has now assured his wife that her daughter is safe and that the men she was with are in custody, Mr Probyn told ABC News. |
"She sounds like she's okay," he said. | "She sounds like she's okay," he said. |
"She had a conversation with my wife and she remembers things. I hope she's been well treated this entire 18 years." | "She had a conversation with my wife and she remembers things. I hope she's been well treated this entire 18 years." |