South Australia Police seek urgent help to find missing boys from Adelaide's inner suburbs
South Australia Police is seeking urgent help from the public to find three missing children.
The missing boys are Zayden, who is almost 3, Izaha, 16 months, and Noah, 3 months.
They are from Black Forest in Adelaide's inner south and have been missing since May.
Police have reported they have concerns for the boys' welfare.
Police reported that the three children are believed to be with a woman known to them.
She is described as caucasian, in her early 20s, and 165cm tall with a medium build and long brown hair.
The boys were last seen in Gilberton in Adelaide's inner north about 1pm on May 22.
Anyone with information or who has seen Zayden, Izaha and Noah have been urged to call police immediately on 131 444 and reference #135439.
The search for the boys has stretched interstate, as Victoria Police shared the missing persons call-out.
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