UPDATE: Two missing girls in northern Minnesota found, safe

UPDATE: Kristine Bourassa, 12 and Tara Miller, 8, have been found and are safe, according to Pillager Area Fire and Rescue.

Pillager Area Fire and Rescue stated on Facebook at 5:53 p.m. on Saturday that both girls have been found.


Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating two missing children who were last seen on Friday.

According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Kristine Bourassa, 12 and Tara Miller, 8, from Sylvan Township in rural Pillager MN, voluntarily left on foot in the evening hours on Friday or early morning hours on Saturday.

Bourassa is described as 4 feet 9 inches, 80 lbs with brown hair and blue eyes. Miller is 4 feet, 60 lbs with brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone who has seen these girls are to contact the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.