UPDATE: Missing woman and child found safe

MISSING PERSONS UPDATE:

The following is a press release from the Sanilac County Sheriff Department.

The Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office would like to inform the public that Tara Sheldon and her daughter have been located and do not appear to be in any danger.

The Sheriff’s Office through the course of its investigation had received information that Tara and her daughter have been seen at a business in Bay City over the course of several days.

The Sheriff’s Office was able to verify the information after receiving pictures from the store surveillance system.

The photos were shown to family members and they confirmed it was Tara and her daughter in the photo. The family agrees with investigators that Tara and her daughter did not appear to be in any apparent danger or duress at the time the photo was taken.

The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank all the law enforcement partners including the Michigan State Police for their assistance in this investigation and all the concerned citizens who called with potential information