Florida children in Amber Alert found safe in Texas, deputies say

LIVE OAK, Fla. (FOX 13) - The two Florida children in the center of an Amber Alert were found safe in Houston, Texas, officials said Friday morning.

The children, 7-year-old Brian Mejias and 6-year-old Gabriela Mejias, were last seen in Suwannee County. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued the alert Thursday evening.

The details leading up to their disappearance were not immediately available. The Suwannee County Sheriff's Office shared on their Facebook page that they were located in Houston, Texas.

It was believed they were traveling in a caravan of three vehicles, and possibly with 13 other people. They were last seen in the 900-block of Ohio Avenue North in Live Oak, Florida.

No other details were immediately available.