Missing Mom and 4 Children, Including 2-Week-Old Girl, Found Alive: Police

Mar. 15, 2025

Rochelle Watts.Photo:NSW Police Force

NSW Police Force

Rochelle Watts, 35, was found “safe” along with her children on Monday, Sept. 30, following a days-long search after going missing on Friday. Sept 27,New South Wales Policeconfirmed in a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

On Friday, Sept. 27, New South Wales Police said in anews releasethat Watts was last seen at around 2:30 p.m. local time in the town of Goulburn, located approximately 120 miles southwest of Sydney.

“Police and family hold serious concerns for her welfare,” officials said, adding, “[Watts] is believed to be with her four children.” She has two sons, who are 15 and 10, an 8-year-old daughter and the aforementioned newborn.

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The family’s German shepherd, Elsa, was also believed to be with them, police said at the time.

Police previously said they had received a tip that the mom of four may have been in Murgon, Queensland, which has a population of 2,000 people and is roughly 750 miles from where the family was last seen.

source: people.com