<p>A six-year-old girl missing for over two years has been found hidden in a "dark and wet" makeshift room under a staircase in rural New York state, US police said Wednesday.</p>.<p>Paislee Shultis was reported missing in 2019 with officers at the time suspecting her biological parents, Kimberly and Kirk, of abducting her after losing custody.</p>.<p>Following a tip the girl was being held in "a secret location" over 150 miles (240 km) from where she first disappeared, police obtained a search warrant for a house in the town of Spencer, New York.</p>.<p>"A little over an hour into the search of the residence, the child was located secreted in a makeshift room, under a closed staircase leading to the basement of the residence," a police statement read.</p>.<p>"Upon removing the step boards, the child and her abductor, Kimberly Cooper Shultis were found hiding in the dark and wet enclosure," it added.</p>.<p>Officers said they were baffled as to how the girl's abductors had managed to hide her for so long.</p>.<p>"We'd been at the home... almost a dozen times over a two-year period to follow up on leads," police chief Joseph Sinagra told CNN.</p>.<p>"They lied to us for two years, including the father, stating that he had no idea where his daughter was."</p>.<p>The girl is in good health and there is no evidence of abuse, local outlet CBS2 said, reporting that she requested police buy her a McDonald's Happy Meal after being rescued.</p>.<p>Her parents have now been charged with endangering a child and custodial interference. The child's grandfather -- whose house was being used to hide her -- was also charged.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>A six-year-old girl missing for over two years has been found hidden in a "dark and wet" makeshift room under a staircase in rural New York state, US police said Wednesday.</p>.<p>Paislee Shultis was reported missing in 2019 with officers at the time suspecting her biological parents, Kimberly and Kirk, of abducting her after losing custody.</p>.<p>Following a tip the girl was being held in "a secret location" over 150 miles (240 km) from where she first disappeared, police obtained a search warrant for a house in the town of Spencer, New York.</p>.<p>"A little over an hour into the search of the residence, the child was located secreted in a makeshift room, under a closed staircase leading to the basement of the residence," a police statement read.</p>.<p>"Upon removing the step boards, the child and her abductor, Kimberly Cooper Shultis were found hiding in the dark and wet enclosure," it added.</p>.<p>Officers said they were baffled as to how the girl's abductors had managed to hide her for so long.</p>.<p>"We'd been at the home... almost a dozen times over a two-year period to follow up on leads," police chief Joseph Sinagra told CNN.</p>.<p>"They lied to us for two years, including the father, stating that he had no idea where his daughter was."</p>.<p>The girl is in good health and there is no evidence of abuse, local outlet CBS2 said, reporting that she requested police buy her a McDonald's Happy Meal after being rescued.</p>.<p>Her parents have now been charged with endangering a child and custodial interference. The child's grandfather -- whose house was being used to hide her -- was also charged.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>