Police: 2 Minnesota girls missing since 2013 found at farm

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A police car is driven into a garage, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, in Herman, Minn., near where authorities located two teenage sisters from Lakeville who have been missing for more than two years.
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Minnesota authorities say they have located two teen-aged sisters from Lakeville, Minn., who have been missing for more than two years.

The girls were found Wednesday at a horse ranch in western Minnesota.

Gianna and Samantha Rucki, now 16 and 17 years old respectively, hadn't been seen in public since April 2013 after disappearing in a custody dispute.

"Both Samantha and Gianna were found safe and in seemingly good health," according to a statement from Lakeville police. Police say the girls will return to Dakota County.

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The girls' mother, Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, was arrested last month in Florida but has declined to provide information on their whereabouts to investigators.

Grazzini-Rucki is in the Dakota County jail after her arrest on charges of felony deprivation of parental rights.

In November 2013, a Dakota County judge granted David Rucki full custody of his children.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.