UPDATE, 3/10/26 – According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Wesley and Xavier Charlo were found safe and alive in Oklahoma City, Okla. on Feb. 24, 2026.
LAKE CO., 3/5/26 – Two teen boys who were reported missing more than a month ago in Lake County have been found, the California Highway Patrol said.
A Feather Alert was issued after brothers Wesley, 17, and Xavier Charlo, 15, were reported missing in January.
The brothers are affiliated with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana.
Find a list of active Feather Alerts related to Mendocino County here.
This is a developing story.
A Feather Alert is a statewide notification issued by the California Highway Patrol for missing Indigenous people who are considered at risk due to age, disability or suspicious circumstances. The system, created in 2023 under California law, functions similarly to an Amber Alert but is specific to Native American and Indigenous individuals and was established in response to disproportionately high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Learn more about Feather Alerts at https://www.chp.ca.gov/news-alerts/alerts/Feather-Alert/.
Sorry, these situations do not always turn out right. Were the boys found safe?
I’m elated that these teens are safe and well. Since they are teens- is that the reason why the article didn’t elaborate? For all we know- AI could have just printed they were located. So the public would stop wondering about their whereabouts?