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AMBER Alert issued for 7-year-old Wise County girl
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A hopeless hunt is underway successful Texas for a seven-year-old miss who vanished 2 days ago.
An Amber Alert was issued connected Thursday for Athena Strand, who vanished the nighttime earlier successful Paradise.
According to the Wise County Sheriff’s Office, the kid was dropped disconnected from schoolhouse astatine her location successful Paradise astatine 4.30pm connected Wednesday. Her stepmother reportedly called constabulary to study her missing astir 6.40pm that time erstwhile she didn’t find Athena successful her country aft an argument.
Officials said during a property league connected Friday that the statement was not “unusual” and that the kid “walked away” but didn’t travel back.
It is believed her wellness and information whitethorn beryllium successful information and though foul play is not suspected astatine this time, an abduction has not been ruled out, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said.
Meanwhile, Athena’s mother, Maitlyn Presley Gandy, pleaded connected societal media for the public’s help.
“Athena didn’t locomotion distant oregon vanish connected her own. I volition not springiness up oregon halt until I person Athena back,” Ms Presley wrote.
On Friday evening authorities taped disconnected a car connected a agrarian roadworthy astir 10 miles from Athena’s home, but nary accusation was instantly released connected it.
Case transitioned from hunt to investigation, constabulary say
ICYMI: At a property league connected Friday, authorities successful Wise County, Texas, announced that the Athena Strand lawsuit was being transitioned from a hunt to an investigation.
Sheriff Lane Akin cautioned that foul play is not suspected astatine this time, but it is inactive successful the realm of possibility.
Mr Akin said determination is nary grounds astatine this constituent to suggest that Athena was abducted, but that is besides a possibility.
More than 300 volunteers person been assisting a ample radical of constabulary officers successful the hunt successful the 48 hours since Athena vanished.
Dog teams, helicopters and thermal imaging are besides being used.
Athena was past seen wearing a shirt, jeans with flowers connected the pockets and brownish boots.
On the whole, details astir her disappearance stay sparse.
Graeme Massie3 December 2022 03:15
Who is Athena Strand?
ICYMI: Seven-year-old Athena Strand has been missing from her location successful Paradise, Texas, since Wednesday (30 November).
An Amber Alert was issued for her the pursuing time aft she was reported missing by her stepmother, according to the Wise County Sheriff’s Office.
The stepmother made the study astir 6.40pm Wednesday erstwhile she recovered Athena was not successful her country pursuing an argument.
Officials said during a property league connected Friday that the statement was not “unusual” and that the kid “walked away” but didn’t travel back.
It is believed her wellness and information whitethorn beryllium successful information and though foul play is not suspected astatine this time, an abduction has not been ruled out, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said.
“Then stepmom went to hole dinner, came backmost to get Athena, and Athena wasn’t successful her room,” Mr Akin said.
The Independent’s Andrea Blanco has more:
Graeme Massie3 December 2022 02:03
Authorities portion disconnected car connected agrarian road
Video from Texas shows that authorities person taped disconnected a conception of roadworthy with a car connected it, astir 10 miles from the location of Athena Strand, according to CBS News.
(CBS11)
Graeme Massie3 December 2022 01:54
FBI articulation constabulary connected agrarian roadworthy successful Texas
Media connected the country person reported that FBI agents and DPS person joined Wise County sheriff’s deputies on a agelong of agrarian roadworthy 10 miles from wherever Athena Strand was past seen.
Graeme Massie3 December 2022 01:16
Heavy constabulary beingness connected agrarian roadworthy respective miles from home
Police person gathered astatine CR4599 roadworthy successful Wise County, Texas, connected Friday evening.
Graeme Massie3 December 2022 00:32
Law enforcement searching ditch 7 miles from home
Law enforcement present searching a heavy roadside ditch astir 7 miles from the location wherever Athena Stroud disappeared from, according to media connected the scene.
Graeme Massie2 December 2022 23:35
Sheriff says parents being ‘very cooperative’ successful
ICYMI: Athena’s mother, Maitlyn Gandy, lives successful confederate Oklahoma. Ms Gandy told Fox4 that though she has sole custody of the youngster she allowed her to unrecorded with her begetter for the autumn semester successful Texas.
“They’re precise cooperative,” Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said astir the parents. “They surely are.”
Graeme Massie2 December 2022 12:01
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