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Mom, daughter missing after their damaged car found abandoned in KC have been found safe

Police said that 24-year-old Trianna Wilborn and her four-year-old daughter, Aaliyah Bowen, have been found safe. They were considered endangered after Wilborn’s damaged car was found abandoned in Kansas City Thursday evening.
Police said that 24-year-old Trianna Wilborn and her four-year-old daughter, Aaliyah Bowen, have been found safe. They were considered endangered after Wilborn’s damaged car was found abandoned in Kansas City Thursday evening. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Update: Police said that 24-year-old Trianna Wilborn and her four-year-old daughter, Aaliyah Bowen, have been found safe. They were considered endangered after Wilborn’s damaged car was found abandoned in Kansas City Thursday evening.

A 24-year-old mother and her young daughter are missing and considered endangered after their car was found damaged and abandoned in Kansas City, a police spokesman said.

Police are asking for help finding Trianna Wilborn and her four-year-old daughter, Aaliyah Bowen, said Sgt. Jake Becchina with the Kansas City Police Department.

Wilborn was described as being 5-feet-6-inches tall, weighing 145 pounds. She was wearing a red Chief’s shirt, black sweatpants and black flip-flops. Aaliyah was described as being 3 feet tall, weighing 25 pounds. She was wearing a pink shirt and pink pajama pants.

Wilborn was last seen about 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1500 block of Charlotte street near downtown Kansas City. Her red Ford sedan was found about 7 p.m. abandoned and damaged about seven miles away in the 7000 block of Chestnut Avenue in the Self Help Neighborhood Council neighborhood, Becchina said.

Neither Wilborn nor her daughter have contacted their family since they were last seen. It is unknown if they need medical attention.

Anyone who has seen them or knows their whereabouts is asked to call 911.

This story was originally published December 8, 2023 at 7:05 AM.

Robert A. Cronkleton
The Kansas City Star
Robert A. Cronkleton is a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star, covering crime, courts, transportation, weather and climate. He’s been at The Star for 36 years. His skills include multimedia and data reporting and video and audio editing. Support my work with a digital subscription
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