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| Missing US teens discovered alive | Missing US teens discovered alive |
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| Two missing US teenage boys, one of whom was last seen in 2002, have been found at the home of a 41-year-old man. | Two missing US teenage boys, one of whom was last seen in 2002, have been found at the home of a 41-year-old man. |
| Michael Devlin, 41, was charged with kidnapping after Ben Ownby, 13, who vanished earlier this week, and Shawn Hornbeck, now 15, were discovered. | Michael Devlin, 41, was charged with kidnapping after Ben Ownby, 13, who vanished earlier this week, and Shawn Hornbeck, now 15, were discovered. |
| His flat near St Louis was searched after police noticed Mr Devlin's white van matched the description of one seen when Ben vanished near his school bus. | |
| Shawn Hornbeck went missing from a rural part of Missouri in October 2002. | Shawn Hornbeck went missing from a rural part of Missouri in October 2002. |
| A police sheriff in the Kirkwood, a city near St Louis, said both boys appeared unharmed as they prepared to be reunited with parents. | |
| Search over | Search over |
| Ben Ownby's disappearance on Tuesday had sparked a major hunt in the area around his home. | Ben Ownby's disappearance on Tuesday had sparked a major hunt in the area around his home. |
| Prayer vigils were held and "missing" posters were fixed to walls around town. | Prayer vigils were held and "missing" posters were fixed to walls around town. |
| Ben Ownby had gone missing on Tuesday | Ben Ownby had gone missing on Tuesday |
| But police out hunting for Ben Ownby were not expecting to find Shawn Hornbeck alongside him. | But police out hunting for Ben Ownby were not expecting to find Shawn Hornbeck alongside him. |
| Shawn was just 11 when he failed to return home after going for a bike ride near his home in Washington County, some 60 miles (100km) from St Louis. | Shawn was just 11 when he failed to return home after going for a bike ride near his home in Washington County, some 60 miles (100km) from St Louis. |
| His parents, dozens of volunteers and sniffer dogs searched for weeks. The couple set up a website and listened to anyone who offered a tip. | His parents, dozens of volunteers and sniffer dogs searched for weeks. The couple set up a website and listened to anyone who offered a tip. |
| His parents, Pam and Craig Akers, were coming to meet their son, a police sheriff said. | His parents, Pam and Craig Akers, were coming to meet their son, a police sheriff said. |
| Michael Devlin was initially charged with one count of kidnapping, but more charges were possible, he added. | Michael Devlin was initially charged with one count of kidnapping, but more charges were possible, he added. |