Eyewitness Recounts Rescue of Missing Cleveland Women

By Anita Li  on 
Eyewitness Recounts Rescue of Missing Cleveland Women

Three women who went missing about 10 years ago were found alive in a house in downtown Cleveland Monday.

Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight are "in good health," Cleveland police said in a release. The women, who disappeared separately in their teens and early 20s, were taken to a hospital for evaluation, and to reunite with relatives, the Associated Press reported.

5/6/13 7:31 PM Confirmed Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry & Michelle Knight found alive, talking, appear to be ok.— Cleveland Police (@CLEPolice) May 6, 2013

Police confirmed that three men, ages 50, 52 and 54, are currently under arrest.

In a video that has gone viral, eyewitness Charles Ramsey, who lives near the house where the three women were found, describes helping Berry escape. Posted to YouTube on Monday, it shows Ramsey recounting the rescue to a reporter for Cleveland's ABC affiliate.

"I see this girl going nuts trying to get out of the house, so I go on the porch...and she says, 'Help me get out. I've been here a long time.'" Ramsey says. Watch the entire video, above.

Cleveland police have scheduled a press conference for Tuesday morning to provide further updates on the investigation.

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