Two adults and a child who disappeared while tubing on a Michigan river found safe

U.S. newsTwo adults and a child who disappeared while tubing on a Michigan river found safeAuthorities began searching for the group after a relative found one of their cars at a boat launch with a broken window earlier this week, state police said. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00The Muskegon River, in Michigan, where the three tubers went missing.StringrShareAdd NBC News to GoogleAug. 7, 2026, 8:20 PM EDTBy Tim StellohTwo women and a 9-year-old who disappeared while tubing on a Michigan river earlier this week were found safe Friday afternoon, authorities said.A Michigan State Police K9 team and state conservation officers found them at 4:36 p.m., nearly a mile away from a boat launch on the Muskegon River, state police said in a statement.“This is the outcome everyone hoped for,” the agency said.The relationship of the women, both 28, to the child was not immediately clear.The statement did not provide additional information about their conditions or the circumstances of their disappearance.A police vehicle and boat near the Muskegon River, in Michigan, where the three tubers went missing.StringrThe trio was found roughly 11 miles southwest of a different boat launch, where a car belonging to one of the women was discovered with a window broken out, state police said in a statement Wednesday.That woman’s father found the car and alerted authorities. At that point the group had been missing for more than 24 hours and their relatives hadn’t been able to reach them, the agency said.Two of their tubes and footprints were found Thursday, the agency said. Nearly two-dozen state police posts, law enforcement agencies and other government departments assisted in the search, state police said Friday. Volunteers were also involved, the agency said.ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleTim StellohTim Stelloh is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.