They vanished from Lethbridge, Alberta 30 years ago. Now, sisters have been found alive in U.S.

Two Lethbridge sisters missing for more than 30 years have been located alive in the United States.

Anna and Kym Hakze were reported missing in 2003 by their mother who hadn’t seen or heard from her daughters in more than a decade. The last time the women were seen by family was in Edmonton in the mid-1980s. At the time eldest sister Anna was estranged from her family and struggling financially. The sisters were inseparable and the pair disappeared together and haven’t had any contact with relatives since.

Anna was 43 and Kym was 29 at the time of their disappearance. Today they are 67 and 53, respectively.

“After so many years it’s very unusual for a case like this to end with good news,” said Lethbridge Police Staff Sgt. Scott Woods, who oversees the Criminal Investigation Section. “Usually we find ourselves telling a family their loved one has met with some sort of tragedy or more often than not in a case of this age, never being able to provide any answers.”

“We hope that knowing Anna and Kym are out there provides some sense of closure for this family and we are very pleased to finally have been able to do that.”