A nine-year-old girl has been found dead less than 24 hours after her father claimed she had been abducted in a white van.
New York State Police (NYSP) issued an ‘amber alert’ on Saturday for Melina Frattolin after Luciano Frattolin, 45, told them he thought his daughter had been kidnapped.
However, on Sunday afternoon they issued a heartbreaking update saying ‘there is no indication that an abduction occurred’ and the little girl had been found dead.
Galanis Frattolin was described as five feet tall, weighing 100 pounds and being of Indian descent with brown hair and brown eyes.
Police are frantically searching for a nine-year-old girl they believe was abducted from Lake George in New York by a suspect in a white van. Authorities have asked for the public’s assistance in locating Melina Galanis Frattolin (pictured), who was last seen Saturday night
New York State Police (NYSP) issued an ‘amber alert’ on Saturday for Melina Frattolin after Luciano Frattolin (pictured), 45, told them he thought his daughter had been kidnapped.
Lake George, where the girl was last seen, is a small waterside town in the Adirondack region of upstate New York around 60 miles north of Albany
She was last seen wearing a blue-and-white striped shirt, shorts and white Adidas sneakers.
Amber Alerts are activated in ‘the most serious child-abduction cases,’ according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) website.
‘The goal of an AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the community to assist in the search for and safe recovery of a missing child.
‘These alerts are broadcast through radio, TV, road signs, cellphones, and other data-enabled devices.’
The nonprofit said that 1,268 children have been ‘recovered’ thanks to their assistance in 2025 alone.
Galanis Frattolin is described as five feet tall, weighing 100 pounds and being of Indian descent with brown hair and brown eyes. New York State Police has issued an Amber Alert for the child
Lake George, where the girl was last seen, is a small waterside town in the Adirondack region of upstate New York around 60 miles north of Albany.
This is a breaking news story with updates to follow.
