{"id":240,"date":"2025-06-26T17:09:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=240"},"modified":"2025-06-26T17:09:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:09:46","slug":"authorities-recover-60-missing-children-in-operation-dragon-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=240","title":{"rendered":"Authorities Recover 60 Missing Children in \u2018Operation Dragon-Eye\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The United States Marshals Service (USMS) recently led one of its most successful missing child recovery efforts ever with a multi-agency operation across several Florida counties. Dubbed Operation Dragon-Eye, the initiative resulted in the safe recovery or discovery of 60 critically missing children in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/56.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/56.jpg 512w, https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/56-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This two-week mission was a coordinated effort involving the USMS alongside federal, state, and local partners. William Berger, U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Florida, highlighted that what set this operation apart was the comprehensive care provided to the children. \u201cWhat made this operation stand out was that critically missing youth, aged 9 to 17, were not only found but also received thorough debriefings along with physical and mental health support,\u201d Berger explained. \u201cFollow-up services were arranged to ensure their ongoing protection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The USMS classifies \u201ccritically missing\u201d minors as those at heightened risk due to factors like exposure to violence, exploitation, substance abuse, or unsafe living conditions. Operation Dragon-Eye\u2019s focus extended beyond recovery, prioritizing access to care and safe placements for these vulnerable children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy in Charge Mario Price described the operation as more than a Marshals-led mission\u2014it was a community-wide effort. He outlined three main objectives: locating critically missing children, providing essential support services, and preventing future harm by identifying potential predators targeting at-risk youth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Marshals Service (USMS) recently led one of its most successful missing child recovery efforts ever with a multi-agency operation across several Florida counties. Dubbed Operation Dragon-Eye, the initiative resulted in the safe recovery or discovery of 60 critically missing children in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties. This two-week mission was a coordinated&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=240\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Authorities Recover 60 Missing Children in \u2018Operation Dragon-Eye\u2019&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":242,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240\/revisions\/242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}