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Latest: Police: Missing woman, child found alive in Virginia

This combination of photos released by the Hamilton Police Department in New Jersey shows Barbara Briley, left, and her 5-year-old great-granddaughter La'Myra Briley. Officers scoured hotels, businesses, rest areas and trucks stops across a large swath of Virginia in the search for the pair, who vanished during a holiday road trip to see family. (Hamilton Police Department via AP)
This combination of photos released by the Hamilton Police Department in New Jersey shows Barbara Briley, left, and her 5-year-old great-granddaughter La'Myra Briley. Officers scoured hotels, businesses, rest areas and trucks stops across a large swath of Virginia in the search for the pair, who vanished during a holiday road trip to see family. (Hamilton Police Department via AP) This combination of photos released by the Hamilton Police Department in New Jersey shows Barbara Briley, left, and her 5-year-old great-granddaughter La'Myra Briley. Officers scoured hotels, businesses, rest areas and trucks stops across a large swath of Virginia in the search for the pair, who vanished during a holiday road trip to see family. (Hamilton Police Department via AP)

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The Latest on a New Jersey woman and her great-granddaughter who went missing in Virginia during a holiday road trip (all times local):

6:45 p.m.

Virginia State Police say a New Jersey woman and her 5-year-old great-granddaughter have been found alive in Virginia after they vanished during a holiday road trip, prompting a days-long search.

A statement from spokeswoman Corinne Geller says 71-year-old Barbara Briley and La’Myra Briley were found inside their vehicle on private property in Dinwiddie County south of Richmond just before 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The statement says Barbara Briley was flown by helicopter to VCU Medical Center in Richmond for treatment. La’Myra was alert and appeared unharmed but was taken for medical evaluation. The statement gave no further details.