New York State Police have cancelled the Amber Alert for 9-year old Charlotte Sena, after she was found alive. A suspect has been detained, authorities said Monday evening.New York Governor Kathy Hochul releasing a statement Monday night after the Alert was cancelled.“We are overjoyed at the news that Charlotte Sena has been located safely this evening after an intense days-long search. Our hearts are with her family as they welcome her home. Thank you to the New York State Police, New York Park Police and all who worked so tirelessly to find Charlotte. It is because of their efforts that Charlotte will be able to return home safe to her family.” Hochul said.New York State Police spent the day searching for Sena, who went missing near Moreau Lake State Park in Gansevoort, New York on Saturday evening.Police didn’t give specifics about where Charlotte was found, nor any additional details about the suspect. “Charlotte Sena has been located and in good health,” New York State Police said in a news release Monday. “A suspect is in custody. This is still an active investigation.”Police said Charlotte Sena was last seen on Loop A in the Moreau Lake State Park at approximately 6:15 p.m. Saturday before she went missing. Officials said the fourth grader from nearby Greenfield was camping with her family and went out on a bike ride by herself before she went missing. The state park, roughly 45 miles north of Albany, is more than 4,600 acres and “lies amid hardwood forests, pine stands and rocky ridges,” according to the Department of Environmental Conservation.The number of people searching for Charlotte had grown to 400 people, state police said earlier. They were from 34 volunteer fire departments and private groups as well as federal, state and local law enforcement.The search area had expanded over 46 linear miles, authorities said.Charlotte was last seen around 6:15 p.m. Saturday, riding her bike in one of the park’s loops. She had done a few loops with friends and wanted to do one more by herself, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said at a Sunday news conference. Her mother reported her missing around 6:45 p.m., after Charlotte’s bike was found in the loop without her, Mazzone said.“Once they found her bike during that search, they realized she’s not on it, she hasn’t gone too far, she didn’t get lost. Something’s really wrong,” CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller said earlier.The very popular state park, roughly 45 miles north of Albany, is more than 6,200 acres and “lies amid hardwood forests, pine stands and rocky ridges,” according to the Department of Environmental Conservation.“They’re using just about every resource you can think of – helicopters, thermal imaging, license plate readers, video – to the extent that it’s available in that park,” Miller said. “They have some of that technology in the area, but it’s not like had this happened in Albany or New York City.”Bookmark this page: NBC5 will update this story when more information is available.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
New York State Police have cancelled the Amber Alert for 9-year old Charlotte Sena, after she was found alive. A suspect has been detained, authorities said Monday evening.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul releasing a statement Monday night after the Alert was cancelled.
“We are overjoyed at the news that Charlotte Sena has been located safely this evening after an intense days-long search. Our hearts are with her family as they welcome her home. Thank you to the New York State Police, New York Park Police and all who worked so tirelessly to find Charlotte. It is because of their efforts that Charlotte will be able to return home safe to her family.” Hochul said.
New York State Police spent the day searching for Sena, who went missing near Moreau Lake State Park in Gansevoort, New York on Saturday evening.
Police didn’t give specifics about where Charlotte was found, nor any additional details about the suspect.
“Charlotte Sena has been located and in good health,” New York State Police said in a news release Monday. “A suspect is in custody. This is still an active investigation.”
Police said Charlotte Sena was last seen on Loop A in the Moreau Lake State Park at approximately 6:15 p.m. Saturday before she went missing.
Officials said the fourth grader from nearby Greenfield was camping with her family and went out on a bike ride by herself before she went missing.
The state park, roughly 45 miles north of Albany, is more than 4,600 acres and “lies amid hardwood forests, pine stands and rocky ridges,” according to the Department of Environmental Conservation.
The number of people searching for Charlotte had grown to 400 people, state police said earlier. They were from 34 volunteer fire departments and private groups as well as federal, state and local law enforcement.
The search area had expanded over 46 linear miles, authorities said.
Charlotte was last seen around 6:15 p.m. Saturday, riding her bike in one of the park’s loops. She had done a few loops with friends and wanted to do one more by herself, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said at a Sunday news conference. Her mother reported her missing around 6:45 p.m., after Charlotte’s bike was found in the loop without her, Mazzone said.
“Once they found her bike during that search, they realized she’s not on it, she hasn’t gone too far, she didn’t get lost. Something’s really wrong,” CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller said earlier.
The very popular state park, roughly 45 miles north of Albany, is more than 6,200 acres and “lies amid hardwood forests, pine stands and rocky ridges,” according to the Department of Environmental Conservation.
“They’re using just about every resource you can think of – helicopters, thermal imaging, license plate readers, video – to the extent that it’s available in that park,” Miller said. “They have some of that technology in the area, but it’s not like had this happened in Albany or New York City.”
Bookmark this page: NBC5 will update this story when more information is available.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.