Iron County Sheriff’s Department deputies in Utah raided a compound of a polygamist cult and rescued two young brothers, officials said Monday. Two sisters reportedly were found Monday evening in Lund.

The Salt Lake Tribune reported that police found the two girls allegedly kidnapped by their father, who court records say is a doomsday prepper belonging to a new religious group.

An Amber Alert to find 8-year-old Dinah Coltharp and her 4-year-old sister, Hattie, was canceled at 7 p.m. Monday, the newspaper reported. It said the girls were found shortly after a friend of their father’s was found and taken into custody in Lund. The Amber Alert said the girls were believed to be with Samuel Warren Shaffer, 34, a religious leader and associate of the girls’ father — all of whom were last seen near Lund, west of Cedar City.

Spring City Police Chief Clarke Christensen confirmed Monday evening that Shaffer was in the custody of the Iron County Sheriff’s Office, the Tribune reported.

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8-year-old Dinah and 4-year-old Hattie Coltharp