Pennsylvania Girl, 13, Found Dead 2 Days After She Vanished When She Left Home to Buy a Coloring Book

A 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl who walked to the store to buy a coloring book on Friday was found dead two days later, police confirm to PEOPLE.

Shevy McGiffin of Clarion, Pennsylvania, was found dead in a stream in a forest near her home on Sunday afternoon, Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement.

McGiffin, whose father described her in media interviews as “quiet and sweet,” was last seen Friday night at about 6:45 p.m., when she walked to the Dollar General store from home, about three minutes away, according to police.

Cashiers at the store saw the girl buy a coloring book Friday night, her father, Andrew Schneider, told ExploreClarion.com.

“That’s the last time she was seen,” Schneider told the outlet, adding that she often went to that store. “She is a very lovable girl. She would never run away. She loves her family. She loves her mom. She loves her dad.”

Police began searching for her Friday night, as her parents passed out fliers asking for information about their missing daughter, police said.

A member of the Clarion Volunteer Fire Department who helped search for McGiffin found her body in a small creek about a mile from the girl’s home, police said.

Her mother told police that someone said her daughter had been seen talking to a man in a Buick and that she may have been kidnapped, according to WPXI-TV.

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Police have not yet released the cause of McGiffin’s death or named any suspects.

A spokesman for the Pennsylvania State Police would not comment further on the case, citing an ongoing investigation.

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, he said.

A GoFundMe page has been created to help the family pay for funeral expenses.

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