Tearful mom of missing 9-year-old Charlotte Sena feared to have been abducted from upstate NY park begs for help

Tearful mom of missing 9-year-old Charlotte Sena feared to have been abducted from upstate NY park begs for help

New York Post·2023-10-03 08:04

The family of a 9-year-old girl feared to have been abducted from an upstate New York park is begging for help as huge search efforts continue for the “trusting” youngster who could now be in “imminent danger.”

Charlotte Sena vanished during a bike ridewhile camping at New York’s Moreau Lake State Park with her family Saturday evening in what Gov. Kathy Hochul called “every parent’s nightmare.”

“I just want my daughter back,” Charlotte’s mother, Trisha, told the Albany Times Union of the “good kid” who is “trusting.”

“We just want her returned safely like any parent would,” her familyalso told NBC News.

“No tip is too small, please call if you know anything at all.”

The young girl was last seen wearing an orange tie-dyed Pokemon shirt, dark blue pants, black Crocs and a gray helmet.

She is described as a white child with blond hair, standing 5 feet 1 and weighing 90 pounds.

12 Volunteers search woodland near Moreau Lake State Park on Monday, October 2nd, 2023. Angus Mordant

12 Nine-year-old Charlotte Sena has been missing in upstate New York since September 30. New York State Police

12 Police at Moreau Lake State Park during the search for Charlotte Sena on October 2, 2023. Photo by Angus Mordant for The NY Post

12 An empty camp site near where Sena went missing. Angus Mordant

12 Sena and family were camping at the upstate park when she disappeared. NY Post illustration

Charlotte’s aunt, Jene Sena, said her niece seemed to disappear “into thin air” in a matter of minutes.

“She disappeared almost into thin air. I mean it was, minutes, minutes, between when she was last seen and when she wasn’t there anymore,” the relative told NBC News Monday.

The missing girl’s bike was found on Loop A, with a 100-person search party composed of state troopers, special ops, forest rangers, park police and civilian volunteers converging at the scene.

By Monday afternoon, approximately 400 search and rescue personnel were actively searching — including from the FBI and 34 volunteer Fire Departments, according to the NY State Police.

Police dogs, two drones, two boats and six underwater teams are also scouring the area around the park, while others search near Saratoga Springs.

“She is a highly intelligent, adventurous 9-year-old — but obviously this is out of character for her,” a state police spokesperson, Stephanie O’Neill, told the Times Union, adding that Charlotte had been to the park before but was not overly familiar with it.

The family lives in Greenfield, a town of about 8,200 residents in Saratoga County, where the youngster’s father, David Sena, is a union pipe fitter, and her mother, Trisha, is a food service inspector for Stewart’s Shops convenience stores.

Charlotte is the middle child of three girls.

12 Charlotte was last seen wearing an orange tie-dye Pokemon shirt, dark blue pants, black crocs and a gray bike helmet. New York State Police

12 Her bike was discovered during the ongoing search. Jene Sena

12 Police search vehicles near Moreau Lake State Park on Monday. Angus Mordant

12 Police are also searching around the area of the park including Saratoga Springs. Angus Mordant

Following her disappearance, NY State Police Lt. Col. Richard Mazzone said his team conducted an extensive 18-hour search of the park before issuing an Amber Alert. Police now believe the child is no longer there.

Moreau Lake State Park is closed down until further notice as law enforcement continues to search.

Visitors were asked Sunday night to avoid the area, and leave the search efforts to the authorities and professionals.

12 New York Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke during the search.

12 Angus Mordant

“Please, also send all love and light to the family, as well as the people searching,” the park said on Facebook.

The governor said Charlotte’s family was left distraught over the sudden disappearance.

“The family was here to make memories, the kind that would last a lifetime. Instead, it turned into every parent’s nightmare,” Hochul said.

12 The search party consisted of over 100 people, including state troopers, special ops, forest rangers, park police and volunteers. Angus Mordant

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