What happened to Melina Galanis Frattolin, 9 years old? The lifeless body of the little Canadian was found on Sunday afternoon in Ticonderoga, near the border between the state of New York and Vermont. His father,
Luciano Frattolin, had reported it removed the previous evening by a man driving a white van.
According to her father’s story, a 45 -year -old Canadian national, the little girl was removed on a rest area near Lake George, where they stopped to go to the bathroom. The little girl then wore light -colored shorts, blue and white striped shirt and white Adidas sneakers.
A story called into question by the authorities
After a call to 911, the Amber alert was launched, mobilizing an important research device involving the canine and air units of the State police, the Forest Guards of the State of New York, the sheriff offices of the counties of Essex and Warren, the Department of Conservation of the New York State and the Timonderoga Police Department.
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“The child was taken in circumstances that suggest the police that he is imminent in danger of serious bodily injuries and/or death,” the authorities wrote in a first press release.
But “as the investigation progressed, the police identified inconsistencies in the story of the father’s events and in the chronology he provided,” said a state police report relayed by ABC News. “At this point, nothing indicates that an abduction took place and there is no threat to the public,” he added.
The investigation, taken up by the Sheriff’s Bureau of the County of Warren, is still lessons. The causes of Melina’s death were not revealed. The authorities also did not specify if the father had been arrested.
