UPDATE: 2 children missing from Esplanade found safe

BOSTON — UPDATE: The two children have been found safe, according to State Police. This story will be updated shortly with more details.

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ORIGINAL: State police are searching for two children who were reported missing in the area of the Esplanade near the Longfellow Bridge.

The children are a 12-year-old female, last seen wearing a pink shirt and shorts, and her 11-year-old brother who was wearing a gray shirt and shorts.. State Police tell Boston 25 News they are Hispanic and were last seen around 7 p.m. near the Lee Pool Playground.

Troopers are on foot searching for the two children, and the Air Wing helicopter has been called to assist.