Sisters, 11 and 7, safe after leaving Clayton County home

Two Clayton County sisters have returned home safely after they climbed out of a window and were seen walking down a busy highway Monday afternoon, police said.

Clayton County police asked for the public’s help to find 7-year-old Dahari Collier and her 11-year-old sister Xavyonia Shelley after they were discovered missing from their Riverdale home about 2:50 p.m. Monday. They were last seen walking along Ga. 138.

By 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, the agency announced that the girls had “safely returned home.”

**Update** Missing Juveniles have returned home Eleven-year-old Xavyonia Shelley and her seven-year-old sister Dahari Collier have safely returned home. Thanks for all your help Clayton County!
Posted by Clayton County Police Department on Tuesday, January 12, 2021

No other details were released.

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