Melina Galanis Frattolin was reported as the victim of a possible abduction on Saturday in Lake George, N.Y. The police found her body on Sunday over 35 miles away and said there was no indication a kidnapping had happened.

The death of a 9-year-old girl whose father initially said she was missing and possibly abducted is being investigated amid what police call inconsistencies in the father’s account.

Ticonderoga, N.Y. — A 9-year-old girl who was reported abducted Saturday evening in Upstate New York has been found dead with “no indication” of having been abducted, troopers said.

New York State Police are searching for 9-year-old Melina Galanis Frattolin, who they say was last seen near Lake George when an unknown suspect took her.

Hours after an Amber Alert was issued for Melina Frattolin on July 20, the 9-year-old was found dead in Ticonderoga, N.Y. Police said 'there is no indication that an abduction occurred' after finding 'inconsistencies' in her father's account of events.

Police in New York state say they have found a nine-year-old Canadian girl who went missing in northeastern New York dead. A news release from New York State Police says officers from the Warren County Sheriff’s office received a call from a man reporting his nine-year-old daughter missing from the area of Exit 22 of

The charges Luciano Frattolin faces were not immediately available, but records show he was booked early Monday at the Essex County jail

Amber Alert was issued after Melina's father, Luciano Frattolin, reported her missing to Warren County 911. Both are Canadian residents.

A 9-year-old girl is in 'imminent danger' after being abducted from Lake George, according to police. Melina Galanis Frattolin last seen in a white van on a local highway.