39 Children Reported Missing On Long Island: Have You Seen Them?

LONG ISLAND, NY — On Feb. 19, 2022, Mikayla Abreu boarded a Long Island Railroad train at the Wyandanch Station.

It was the last time the 14-year-old had been seen since.

Abreu is among dozens of kidnapped and missing children the FBI is working to bring home as part of National Missing Children’s Day on Thursday.

As of Thursday, there were 39 missing children from Long Island in a long-running database kept by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a national nonprofit started in 1984 by child advocates and the parents of children who had been kidnapped.

Here's a look at some of the children who are currently reported as missing on Long Island:

• Mikayla Abreu, of Stony Brook; Missing
  
  • Missing Since: May 11, 2023
  • Missing From: Stony Brook, NY
  • Age Now: 16

• Jeysbell Solis, of Brentwood; Missing Since: May 8; Age Now: 15

• Marcire Springfield, of Riverhead; Missing Since: May 7; Age Now: 19

• Franklin Guity, of Brentwood; Missing Since: May 5; Age Now: 17

• Rodney Ferguson, of Valley Stream; Missing Since: May 5; Age Now: 15

• Autumn Tucker, of Wading River; Missing Since: May 4; Age Now: 15

• Anthony Gomez, of Riverhead; Missing Since: April 5; Age Now: 15

• Genesis Martinez-Carlos, of Amityville; Missing Since: March 29; Age Now: 16

• Lillian Lopez-Benegas, of Stony Brook; Missing Since: January 7; Age Now: 14

• Antoine Hamilton, of Brentwood; Missing Since: Dec. 31, 2022; Age Now: 15

• Sharle Nix, of Sysosset: Missing Since: Dec. 19, 2022; Age Now: 19

• Luis Soto, of Centereach; Missing Since: Nov. 13, 2022; Age Now: 16

• Dailyn Lara-Morataya, of Copiague; Missing Since Jul. 15, 2022; Age Now: 19

• Dereck Silva Carias, of Amityville; Missing Since Jul. 5, 2022; Age Now: 4

• Oliver Acosta-Vasquez, of Centereach; Missing Since: April 28, 2022; Age Now: 5
  

• Katrice Taylor-Contave, of Syosset; Missing Since: April 27, 2022; Age Now: 15
  

• Marlon Veliz-Morataya, of Huntington Station; Missing Since: Jan. 17, 2022; Age Now: 19
  

• Andres Mendez-Rivas, of Centereach; Missing Since: Dec. 11, 2021; Age Now: 17
  

• Yanira Argueta, of St. James; Missing Since: Oct. 19, 2021; Age Now: 19

• Nicole Pratt, of Islip; Missing Since: April 9, 2021; Age Now: 21

• Catarina Sebastian-Matias, of Riverhead Missing Since: Nov. 13, 2020: Age Now: 19
  

• Blanca Alvarez Urias Monterroso, of Central Islip; Missing Since: Aug. 22, 2020: Age Now: 19
  

• Santa Perez, of Wyandanch; Missing Since: June 6, 2020; Age Now: 17

• Erlin Reyes Escoto, of Syosset; Missing Since: July 11, 2019; Age Now: 21
  

• Oscar Hernandez-Vasquez, of Hempstead: Missing Since: March 2019; Age Now: 21

• Heriberto Perez-Medrano, of Bayport; Missing Since: Feb. 23, 2017; Age Now: 24

• Yim Tsui, of New Hyde Park; Missing Since: Aug. 26, 1998; Age Now: 45

• Tiffany Westword, of Amityville; Missing Since: Nov. 13, 1993; Age Now: 32

• Jane Doe; Location Found: Freeport; Date Found: Nov 4, 1982; Estimated Age: 16-30

• Janice Fullam, of Hauppauge; Missing Since: Oct. 20, 1981; Age Now: 59

• Steven Damman, of East Meadow; Missing Since: Oct. 31, 1955; Age Now: 70
  

• Cynthia Constantine, of Oakdale; Missing Since: Jul. 1969; Age Now: 69
  

• Celina Hernandez, of Port Jefferson/Terryville; Missing Since: Mar. 2, 2023; Age Now: 16

• Angelina Arias, of Bay Shore; Missing Since: Feb 27, 2023; Age Now: 16

• Aaziyah McCoy, of Bay Shore; Missing Since: Feb. 9, 2023; Age Now: 15

• Hilary Rosario, of Bay Shore; Missing Since: Feb 5, 2023; Age Now: 16

• Marcayla Gardner, of Bay Shore; Missing Since: Jan, 22, 2023; Age Now: 14

• Luis Gonzalez, of Central Islip; Missing Since: Jan. 21, 2023; Age Now: 17

• Leah Koso, of Islip; Missing Since: Jan. 20, 2023; Age Now: 17

The FBI, in its announcement of National Missing Children’s Day, also released a separate Kidnappings and Missing Persons list.

“Please take a moment to review the list — and if you recognize anyone or have any information in a case, contact the FBI or local law enforcement or submit a tip online,” the FBI said in the statement. “No detail is too small.”

“We as law enforcement never forget these children and never stop looking for them,” Todd Tumbleson, a criminal investigator for the Nevada Attorney General’s Office and an officer on the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force, said in a statement.

Tumbleson has been involved in the investigation of a missing 7-year-old in Las Vegas who disappeared in 1999. These kids and their families “deserve nothing less” than a commitment from law enforcement to never stop trying to bring them home, he said.

“The public often knows something they think is not important but which we in law enforcement find very important,” said Tumbleson, who has been involved in a multi-year investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a 7-year-old in Las Vegas reported missing by her school in 1999 and never returned home.

Sometimes when people hear about the case of a missing child, “it brings back memories of things a suspect said or things the witness saw that might help to locate a child,” Tumbleson said. “Any information the public has should be shared with those investigating the case.”

The FBI said National Missing Children’s Day is also a reminder of the steps parents should take if their child disappears under suspicious circumstances. FBI agents have the authority to immediately begin investigating mysterious disappearances or kidnappings, regardless of jurisdiction.

“Do not wait to report a missing child,” the agency said.

The FBI’s free Child ID app allows parents to quickly share key information with authorities if their child is missing. The app also provides on keeping children safe and guidance on what to do during the first crucial hours after a child disappears.