A 9-year-old Canadian girl whose father had reported she had been kidnapped in upstate New York was found dead Sunday afternoon, with investigators saying she had not been abducted and they were now questioning inconsistencies in her dad's story, according to authorities.

An AMBER AERT has been issued, 9-year-old child MELINA FRATTOLIN, Indian female, brown hair, wearing shorts, blue and white striped shirt, and white Adidas sne

The charges Luciano Frattolin faces were not immediately available, but records show he was booked early Monday at the Essex County jail

A Canadian man was charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old daughter in upstate New York, authorities said. Her body was found in a shallow pond.

Ticonderoga, NY (WRGB) — New York State Police have charged Luciano Frattolin from Canada with second-degree murder following the discovery of his 9-year-old daughter, Melina Galanis Frattolin, whose body was found in Ticonderoga.

Police sent an alert to people's phones saying Melina Galanis Frattolin was last seen southbound in a white van on I-87 near exit 22 at 9:40 p.m. Saturday.

An Amber Alert was issued in New York on Saturday after Melina Galanis Frattolin, a 9-year-old girl, went missing

A Canadian man was charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old daughter in upstate New York, authorities said. Her body was found in a shallow pond.

A 9-year-old girl reported missing in Lake George on Saturday night, July 19, has been found dead, and her father is in custody. What we know now.

Luciano Frattolin was arrested after his daughter, Melina Galanis Frattolin, was found dead hours after his apparently bogus kidnapping report.