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UPDATE: AMBER ALERT – Object of Amber Alert reportedly found dead

UPDATE: AMBER ALERT – Object of Amber Alert reportedly found dead

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LAKE GEORGE, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) – Television station WNYT in Albany is reporting that 9-year old Melina Galanis Frattolin, the object of an Amber Alert issued this morning, has been found dead. The station cites sources confirming that she was found deceased. No other details on where she was found or the circumstances surrounding her death have been released.
As 3:45PM Sunday, there was no notice of either the abduction or the discovery of the victim on posted on either the Warren County Sheriff Office website or their Facebook page. No information regarding the suspect or suspects have been released.
The New York State Police, at the request of the Warren County Sherriff Office, issued an Amber Alert for a 9-year-old girl who is believed to have been abducted Saturday night in Lake George. Part of the Amber Alert states that the child was taken 'under circumstances that lead police to believe that they are in imminent danger of serious bodily harm and/or death.' That statement is part of conditions that is needed in order for an Amber Alert to be issued.
The missing is Melina Galanis Frattolin, 9-years old, she is reported to be 5 foot tall and weight about 100 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Frattolin was last seen wearing a blue and white striped shirt, shorts and white Adidas sneakers. Melina is of Indian heritage. She was last seen in a white van, which was traveling south on I-87, the Northway, around 9:40PM Saturday evening.
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