F1 Las Vegas: 14 missing children found during rescue operation during race
A search and rescue operation for children missing during last weekend's Formula 1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas has led to the recovery of 14 people, KLAS-TV/Las Vegas reports.
While most eyes on the Las Vegas Strip are on the track, officials with F.R.E.E. International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending human trafficking in the United States, attend every major public event in Las Vegas. , will appear in the crowd.
We live in a city with a lot of predators,” said Michael Bartel, who co-founded the Las Vegas-based restaurant with his wife, Denise, in 2007 after working with the South Asian Rescue Project. Gas's non-profit organization.
free. International worked with Clark County School District Police (CCSDPD) and private security personnel during the operation.
Unfortunately, when large-scale incidents like this occur in our city, the likelihood of youth becoming victims of sex trafficking increases,” CCSDPD Lt. Bryan Zink told KLAS.
Children Reunion
Although reports state that F.R.E.E.'s rescue operation has few details, including how many of the 14 children were returned to their families. International flights will contact families of those returning home and provide holiday meals.
A 2019 study published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology found “no evidence of a statistically significant increase in crime” involving sex trafficking resulting from the 2018 F1 Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
February Free International will return to the Las Vegas Strip during Super Bowl LXXVIII for similar action at Allegiant Stadium.
Anyone who suspects a missing child is asked to contact police immediately.
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