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Authorities announced that Charlotte Sena, who went missing in Moreau Lake State Park where she was camping with her family on September 30, was rescued in an operation organized after it was understood that she was kidnapped, and a suspect was detained.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a press statement that a ransom note was sent to Sena's parents after her disappearance.
Hochul noted that a break in the case occurred when the suspect left a ransom note in the mailbox of Sena's parents' home in the early morning.
The suspect went to the mailbox assuming that the family was not home, Hochul said, adding that the state police were watching the house, but at that moment they were responding to another call.
Hochul said they identified the fingerprints on the note as belonging to 47-year-old Craig Nelson Ross Jr.
Stating that the police organized an operation after they learned that Ross was living in a trailer near the family's house, Hochul said that the suspect resisted for a while to surrender and was slightly injured at that time.
Hochul said that Sena, who was found by the teams hiding in a closet in the trailer, was in good health but was taken to the hospital as per procedure.
Charlotte Sena went missing on September 30 while riding her bicycle
Charlotte Sena joined other children for a bike ride at Moreau Lake State Park, where she was camping with her family in the US state of New York on September 30, but did not return with the group after a while.
Authorities said drones, greyhounds and a speedboat were used in the search, which involved more than 400 people after the 9-year-old girl's family reported her.
After Sena's bicycle was found during the search, the authorities announced that "there is a high probability that the child has been abducted" and issued an "Amber" alert.
In the Amber alert, security forces send the information of missing children to the cell phones of the people of the region and ask for support from the public to find the child.
