UPDATE: Amber Alert Cancelled; Arukia Found Safe

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UPDATE: Springfield Police say 2-year-old Arukia Ganis has been located and is safe. Frank Ganis and Alisha Caldwell were arrested in Polk County and are currently in the Greene County Jail.

Arukia is in the custody of the State of Missouri.

She was at Wonders of Wildlife with her non-custodial parents, 36-year-old Frank Ganis and 33-year-old Alisha Caldwell, on a supervised visit when they left with her.

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Courtesy of Springfield Police Department

The parents were caught on camera leaving Bass Pro with the child and they were driving a silver Mercedes S-U-V with Vermont plates.

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The vehicle Ganis and Caldwell left Bass Pro with Arukia.
Courtesy of Springfield Police Department.

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Ganis & Caldwell at Wonders of Wildlife/Bass Pro.
Courtesy of Springfield Police