Heroic Classmates Use Location Tracking to Rescue Abducted Michigan Teen

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD/NEXSTAR) — A 16-year-old student abducted from a bus stop in the Detroit vicinity on Monday morning is now safe, following the swift intervention of their classmates, a school official reports.

“Several students observed the incident and managed to track the student’s whereabouts using social media and phone data,” stated Abdulmalik Algahaim, president of the Hamtramck Public School Board of Education, in a social media update. “Authorities were alerted right away. Police officers intercepted the vehicle, conducted a stop, and apprehended the suspect.”