Three missing Wyndham Lawn teens located in Livingston County
LOCKPORT — Three teenagers who left the Wyndham Lawn Residential Program in Lockport have been relocated and returned to the facility, according to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office.
Chief Deputy Aaron Schultz said that Adam Wisniewski, age 15, and Dylan Wisniewski, age 14, and Nehemiah Kuzara, 17, were located by Livingston County law enforcement officials at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.
'We facilitated a meeting with that agency to bring them back,' Schultz said. 'Because of their age, there are restrictions on how we can say they were located.'
The three teens were together on April 4 when they left the Wyndham Lawn facility. The sheriff's office conducted a missing persons investigation and entered the youths' names on the eJustice nationwide database to alert all law enforcement agencies.
According to the New York State Office of Child and Family Services website, thousands of youths across New York state run away from home, are told to leave, or go through homelessness.
The 211 WNY web page states that Wyndham Lawn Residential Program is a 'highly structured, therapeutic residential environment for children and youth who have experienced trauma or emotional, behavioral, and educational challenges.' Services are provided 24 hours a day for youths aged 12 to 20.
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