Missing Tot Found Safe After Month-Long Ordeal

A year-old girl who went missing in Florida has been safely found after more than a month. Anastasia Mason was reported missing on December 2nd, last seen with her parents in Pensacola. Authorities announced on January 15th that she had been located in Uriah, Alabama.

Following the child's recovery, her mother, Jami Makala Owens, was arrested. Information suggests Owens may have been experiencing a possible overdose when authorities first encountered her in a hotel lobby prior to Anastasia's disappearance. The child was found with an unidentified man in a hotel room where narcotics were discovered.

Authorities believe Anastasia's father, Thomas Zachariah Mason, may have taken her after her mother was hospitalized. An investigation was launched by the Department of Children and Families due to the child and parents being missing. The exact charges against Owens have not been disclosed.