Missing Illinois girl featured in Netflix series Unsolved Mysteries found

Kayla Unbehaun disappeared in 2017 aged nine while under supervision of her mother and was discovered in North Carolina

A 15-year-old Illinois girl allegedly kidnapped by her mother six years ago was found alive in North Carolina on Saturday, less than a year after her disappearance was featured on the Netflix series Unsolved Mysteries.

I'm overjoyed that Kayla is home safe," the girl's father, Ryan Iskerka, said in a statement issued by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. We ask for privacy as we get to know each other again and navigate this new beginning."