After more than 70 years after he was abducted as a six-year-old, a man in the United States has been reunited with his family. In 1951, 6-year-old Luis Armando Albino was abducted from a park in West Oakland while playing with his older brother,

Luis Armando Albino was abducted from a park in West Oakland, California, in 1951 while playing with brother Roger, before being tracked down 73 years later by his niece

The Mercury News reported this week that Albino's niece in Oakland, using DNA testing and newspaper clippings — and with assistance from police, the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department — found her uncle living on the East Coast.

I was always determined to find him and … it could help other families going through the same thing. I would say don’t give up.”

A six-year-old boy abducted in 1951 has been reunited with his long-lost brother 73 years on after his dedicated niece cracked the cold case. Luis Armando Albino, who is now 79, was abducted by a woman on February 21,

According to multiple reports, Albino was tracked down thanks to DNA testing and newspaper clippings and was found alive on the east coast of the USA. Albino was playing in Jefferson Square Park near his family home with his brother Roger in February 1951 when he was lured away, an article from the Oakland Tribune reported at the time.

A six-year-old boy who was abducted more than 70 years ago has been found alive. Luis Armando Albino vanished after he was taken by a woman in a park in West Oakland, California, on February 21, 1951.

A boy who was abducted from a park at just six years old has been found after a shocking 73 years after his niece cracked the case. A boy who was abducted from a park at just six years old has been found after a shocking 73 years.