A 9-year-old girl from Canada found dead in an upstate New York pond after her father reported her missing was drowned, according to preliminary autopsy results released Tuesday. Luciano Frattolin, 45,

Preliminary autopsy results show Melina Frattolin died by asphyxia due to drowning. Police are looking for more information about her father's movements the night they believe he killed her.

Hours after an Amber Alert was issued for Melina Frattolin on July 20, the 9-year-old was found dead in Ticonderoga, N.Y. Police said 'there is no indication that an abduction occurred' after finding 'inconsistencies' in her father's account of events.

New York State Police said the father of a 9-year-old girl who was initially the subject of an Amber Alert and was later found dead has been charged with her murder.

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.

Melina Galanis Frattolin’s body was recovered in Ticonderoga, New York – roughly 30 miles away from Lake George, where her father originally reported she was last seen.

Luciano Frattolin is accused of murdering his daughter, Melina, while on vacation and leaving her body in a wooded area

A Lake George hotel owner believes he may have stumbled upon a crucial piece of evidence in the case of 9-year-old Melina Frattolin —

Luciano Frattolin, the father of Melina Frattolin, faces charges of second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse.

Luciano, who divorced Melina’s mother in 2019, stopped answering the mom’s messages after she asked one heartbreaking question.