India, July 21 -- Melina Galanis Frattolin, a 9-year-old girl from Canada, was found dead in Ticonderoga, New York, just hours after an Amber Alert was issued by the Warren County Sheriff's Office in connection with her disappearance.

According to a statement released Sunday by the New York State Police, the investigation began after Warren County 911 received a call from Melina's father, Luciano Frattolin, who reported his daughter missing in the area of Exit 22 on I-87 in Lake George.

"On July 19, 2025, at approximately 9:58 p.m., Warren County 911 received a call from a man reporting his 9-year-old daughter missing, with a possible abduction, in the area of Exit 22 of I-87 in Lake George, New York. The child was identified as Melina ...