A woman who was kidnapped in 1991 at the age of 11 has turned up at a California police station, authorities said, and a couple accused of abducting her has reportedly been arrested.
"1991 kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard has been located in good health in the greater Bay Area of California," an El Dorado County Sheriff's spokesman said in a brief written statement.
Few other details were immediately released but the San Francisco Chroniclenewspaper reported on its website that Ms Dugard, now 29, was identified after she walked into a police station with the married couple accused of abducting her.
The paper, citing police sources, said Phillip Craig Garrido (58) and Nancy Garrido (55) came into the Concord station with Ms Dugard to ask a question and were detained after arousing the suspicion of an officer.
Phillip Garrido, a registered sex offender with a prior conviction for rape, was being held on suspicion of kidnapping, rape, lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, sexual penetration and kidnapping, the Chroniclereported.
Nancy Garrido was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy and kidnapping, the paper said.
Ms Dugard was walking to a bus stop near her home when the gray sedan pulled up next to her and she was yanked inside.