fish. for reasons unclear, there was sections of a wooded area in the county where they were closing in on today and as they began to move in they say that they heard a single gunshot and when they came upon the scene they found that adam mayes was laying on the ground with the self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. but they found the two girls, ages 8 and 12, alive and well. that s the most important information and we have this quote from a federal source on the scene. he says of the girls, quote, they are suffering from the experience of being out in the woods and from being kidnapped. they are suffering from dehydration and exhaustion. but they appear to be okay and they are right now undergoing medical treatment for their conditions. so you can imagine what they have been through. do we know, are they aware of what happened to their mother and to their sister? well, we don t know as a result of them being rescued whether they re aware. we do know according to stat
in on today and as they began to move in they say that they heard a single gunshot and when they came upon the scene they found that adam mayes was laying on the ground with the self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. but they found the two girls, ages 8 and 12, alive and well. that s the most important information and we have this quote from a federal source on the scene. he says of the girls, quote, they are suffering from the experience of being out in the woods and from being kidnapped. they are suffering from dehydration and exhaustion. but they appear to be okay and they are right now undergoing medical treatment for their conditions. so you can imagine what they have been through. do we know, are they aware of what happened to their mother and to their sister? well, we don t know as a result of them being rescued whether they re aware. we do know according to statements that were made by theresa mayes, the wife of adam mayes, the man who is suspected of carrying
this hour. joining me on the phone, cnn s martin savage and sunny hostin and on the phone, adam mayes sister-in-law, bobbi booth. martin, what do you know? well, this drama played out right in the same area where it took place. what we know is that they were members of a mississippi highway patrol special operations s.w.a.t. team as well as members of the mississippi game and fish. for reasons unclear, there was sections of a wooded area in the county where they were closing in on today and as they began to move in they say that they heard a single gunshot and when they came upon the scene they found that adam mayes was laying on the ground with the self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. but they found the two girls, ages 8 and 12, alive and well. that s the most important information and we have this quote from a federal source on the scene. he says of the girls, quote, they are suffering from the experience of being out in the woods and from being kidnapped. they are
sister-in-law, bobbi booth. martin, what do you know? well, this drama played out right in the same area where it took place. what we know is that they were members of a mississippi highway patrol special operations s.w.a.t. team as well as members of the mississippi game and fish. for reasons unclear, there was sections of a wooded area in the county where they were closing in on today and as they began to move in they say that they heard a single gunshot and when they came upon the scene they found that adam mayes was laying on the ground with the self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. but they found the two girls, ages 8 and 12, alive and well. that s the most important information and we have this quote from a federal source on the scene. he says of the girls, quote, they are suffering from the experience of being out in the woods and from being kidnapped. they are suffering from dehydration and exhaustion. but they appear to be okay and they are right now undergoing