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UPDATE: 2 children missing from Esplanade found safe

BOSTON — UPDATE: The two children have been found safe, according to State Police. This story will be updated shortly with more details.

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ORIGINAL: State police are searching for two children who were reported missing in the area of the Esplanade near the Longfellow Bridge.

Troopers are on foot searching for the two children, and the Air Wing helicopter has been called to assist.

The children are a 12-year-old female, last seen wearing a pink shirt and shorts, and her 11-year-old brother who was wearing a gray shirt and shorts.. State Police tell Boston 25 News they are Hispanic and were last seen around 7 p.m. near the Lee Pool Playground.