A 9-year-old Canadian lady whose father had reported she had been kidnapped in upstate New York was discovered lifeless Sunday afternoon, with investigators saying she had not been kidnapped and so they had been now questioning inconsistencies in her dad’s story, in keeping with authorities.
The physique of the lady, recognized by the Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace as Melina Galanis Frattolin, was found in Ticonderoga, New York, close to the New York-Vermont border, about 15 miles from Lake George, the place her father initially claimed she had been kidnapped on Saturday by a person driving a white van.
The report from the daddy led the New York State Police to problem an Amber Alert earlier on Sunday. An enormous search was launched, involving State Police Ok-9 and aviation items, New York State Park Rangers, the Essex and Warren County sheriff’s places of work, the New York State Division of Conservation, and the Ticonderoga Police Division.
An Amber Alert was issued, July 20, 2025, for a 9-year-old lady believed to have been kidnapped close to Lake George, New York, in keeping with police. (Getty)
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“Because the case progressed, regulation enforcement recognized inconsistencies within the father’s account of occasions and the timeline he supplied,” in keeping with an announcement from the State Police.
The investigation was ongoing Sunday afternoon as State Police took over the investigation from the Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace.
There was no fast remark from the State Police on whether or not Melina’s father, who police recognized as 45-year-old Luciano Frattolin, additionally of Canada, had been arrested in his daughter’s loss of life.
State police didn’t disclose how Melina died.
“At the moment, there isn’t any indication that an abduction occurred, and there’s no risk to the general public,” the State Police stated in its assertion.
Luciano Frattolin known as 911 in Warren County late Saturday evening, claiming his daughter had been kidnapped by a stranger, in keeping with police. The daddy claimed the lady was kidnapped round 9:40 p.m. at a relaxation cease off Interstate 87 close to Lake George, the place he allegedly claimed they pulled over to make use of the restroom, in keeping with police radio dispatches supplied by Broadcastify.
The daddy instructed police his daughter was carrying mild coloured shorts, a blue-and-white striped shirt and white Adidas sneakers, police stated.
Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a protracted, slender oligotrophic lake positioned on the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains
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“The kid was taken beneath circumstances that lead police to imagine that they’re in imminent hazard of great bodily hurt and/or loss of life,” authorities stated in an preliminary assertion that accompanied the Amber Alert.
