Charlotte Sena - Missing NY 9YO

[Anonymous]

Makes me absolutely sick to my stomach.

[Anonymous]

My parents live very close to there. I wouldn't have thought twice about letting a nine-year-old do that. So scary. Praying for her safe return.

[Anonymous]

Campgrounds are so terrifying to me. I would rather put my child that age on the NYC subway alone.

[Anonymous]

This whole thing makes me sick to my stomach. Her poor family. I really hope she wandered off for some reason, but that seems unlikely for a 9 year old. She’s not a toddler who would just wander away from a path. And the fact her bike was left behind … ugh. If this was an abduction, I hope they let her go. I know that isn’t usually how these things end. I’m just so heartsick for this girl. (I also have a 9 y/o).

[Anonymous]

I also have a 9 year old girl who looks just like her. I can not imagine the hell they are experiencing. I so hope she is found safe today. I don't know how that could happen but I so hope it can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Campgrounds are so terrifying to me. I would rather put my child that age on the NYC subway alone.

Same! I hope they find her, but these things never seem to end well. Praying for a miracle return.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So awful. I wonder why they did not put out the amber alert until the following morning.

There are criteria that have to be met to issue an amber alert. Sometimes it takes time to put enough pieces together to hit those criteria.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So awful. I wonder why they did not put out the amber alert until the following morning.

There are criteria that have to be met to issue an amber alert. Sometimes it takes time to put enough pieces together to hit those criteria.

I thought they had to have a vehicle description and license plate for an amber alert? I drive a bus and we'll get messages that 911 is looking for person xyz (elderly w/ dementia, child, whatever) but those are never sent out as an amber alert.

[Anonymous]

She might have said she would do one more bike loop, when she actually needed to use the bathroom. It's possible she wandered and she is lost in the woods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So awful. I wonder why they did not put out the amber alert until the following morning.

There are criteria that have to be met to issue an amber alert. Sometimes it takes time to put enough pieces together to hit those criteria.

I thought they had to have a vehicle description and license plate for an amber alert? I drive a bus and we'll get messages that 911 is looking for person xyz (elderly w/ dementia, child, whatever) but those are never sent out as an amber alert.

Reasonable suspicion the child/person has been abducted is what they need.

https://amberalert.ojp.gov/about/guidelines-for-issuing-alerts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She might have said she would do one more bike loop, when she actually needed to use the bathroom. It's possible she wandered and she is lost in the woods.

Possibly, but they had people, dogs and drones looking and didn't find her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She might have said she would do one more bike loop, when she actually needed to use the bathroom. It's possible she wandered and she is lost in the woods.

Possibly, but they had people, dogs and drones looking and didn't find her.

Have you ever been in the woods? They may have other information but I don't know what that is so I would speculate that's where she is right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She might have said she would do one more bike loop, when she actually needed to use the bathroom. It's possible she wandered and she is lost in the woods.

Possibly, but they had people, dogs and drones looking and didn't find her.

Have you ever been in the woods? They may have other information but I don't know what that is so I would speculate that's where she is right now.

That’s what I also wonder: what details led to the suggestion it was an abduction and not just a missing, lost girl.

[Anonymous]

I read she was biking on Loop A. A very short loop that is right behind the Park Office and has the bathrooms and showers on the loop.

According to the source I read her parents called 911 at 6:30 as they quickly went around the loop and didn't see her. So it was only a 15 minute window

It was said it was right at dinner time, lots of families were at their campsites, still light out - someone had to see or hear something.

The loop does go very close to Old Saratoga Rd. Very heavily treed area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She might have said she would do one more bike loop, when she actually needed to use the bathroom. It's possible she wandered and she is lost in the woods.

Possibly, but they had people, dogs and drones looking and didn't find her.

Have you ever been in the woods? They may have other information but I don't know what that is so I would speculate that's where she is right now.

That’s what I also wonder: what details led to the suggestion it was an abduction and not just a missing, lost girl.

They called the amber alert after extensively searching on foot, by air, divers in the water, with dogs, using drones, etc