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They found 6-year-old paislee shultis, who was missing for more than two years, in a house in saugerties, new york, huddled in this cold, wet space under the stairs. one of my detectives walked up and down the steps a number of times during the course of the search. and he said there was just something about the steps that was off. he used a flashlight and where two of the stepboards came together, he looked through the crack and he saw what he believed was a blanket. eventually they saw a pair of little feet and when they got more boards off, they found the little girl paislee. reporter: paislee was 4 years old when she was abducted, police say, by her biological parents, who did not have custody. police had been to the home before, looking for paislee, only to come up empty. but late monday, a fresh tip, the child was being hidden at in a secret location inside the residence. police searching the home for more than an hour. nobody was leaving without that child. they we hones ....
Of course, at the end of the day, that s exactly what the case was. reporter: both biological parents and paislee s paternal grandfather was arrested. police say paislee is in good health, and was reunited with her guardian and older sister. david? just incredible turn. thank you, stephanie. now to the pandemic tonight. new omicron cases down 80% since the peak a month ago. of course that is good news. and now the battle over masks and just how quickly to take them off. there s also news this evening on omicron and the very real impact on children. here s abc s zohreen shah. reporter: tonight, schools turning into battlegrounds over masks. from protests across the country to arrests at this district meeting in new hampshire. in virginia, lawmakers voting to ban mask mandates in schools. but in california, many parents eager to see those requirements dropped. i m just ready to see my kids back in school without their masks. reporter: frustration now boiling over at the ballo ....
For two men and a woman. a girl was found two years after she went missing. paislee shultis was found last night under a stair waist with her biological mother who does not have custody. how exactly did police know where to find paislee after two years? it was good police work. the investigators never gave up. the parents just leaving courts moments ago. they have been released, as the case goes through the procedures. so they re out now. the judge releasing them and adjourning the case to next month. so there is a will the going on. we also don t know, why the dethe parents ultimately lose custody of this 6-year-old, then 4-year-old, who was kidnapped? what really went on it was police. the police in saugerties never gave up. they continued to investigate. they went to the home several times. the biological parents wouldn t ....
With you, the party of a lifetime. wealth is watching your business grow. worth is watching your employees grow with it. a tip, a warrant, and keen eyes by an officer in new york leads the rescue of a 6-year-old girl who was reported missing, get this, two years ago. she was found living under a staircase. there s still a lot of unknowns in this case. the saugerties police department is still investigating. officers say young paislee schultis was removed from her parents custody before she was report missing. officers visited the parents home several times over the years, but they found no evidence of paislee. but then this week they got a tip, which led to a search ....