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Rudy Yakym: Her family knew she was in danger. Her community knew she was in danger. But because there was no confirmed abduction…

On the recordJune 14, 2026
Her family knew she was in danger. Her community knew she was in danger. But because there was no confirmed abduction, no AMBER Alert went out — and because she didn’t have a qualifying disability, a Silver Alert didn’t apply.
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Rudy Yakym
Republican · Idaho
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utahnewsdispatch.com
Jun 14, 2026

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Explaining the failure of the Amber Alert system in Hailey's case.

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