A 6-year-old girl who had been missing for more than a month after being kidnapped was rescued by a Kansas highway trooper, who also took two men she was with into custody, as per authorities on Saturday.

During a traffic stop, the trooper pulled over an SUV for a traffic violation and found out that the front-seat passenger had an arrest warrant from another state for the kidnapping of a 6-year-old girl a little over a month ago, according to the agency.

Inside the vehicle with the passenger and driver, who were both in their 60s, the trooper noticed a girl of around the same age. The Kansas Highway Patrol also revealed that the driver had a criminal record that included homicide and multiple weapons violations.

The trooper, with help from a local sheriff’s deputy, secured both men before safely removing the girl from the vehicle, highway patrol said.

“This 6-year-old girl gave the trooper a false name and date of birth, after having been coached to do so, in an attempt to keep the adult out of jail,” the agency said. “Ultimately, our trooper calmed the girl down and got her to tell him her real name.”

The girl was identified as the kidnapping victim who had been with the suspect on the run for over a month, according to authorities. 

The girl was unharmed, according to the agency, and the two men were taken into custody. 

Kansas Highway Patrol told Fox News Digital that the traffic stop occurred in February. They were unable to share additional information at this time to protect the identity of the child and the integrity of the open case.