'Our hearts go out to the Sena family.' School district of missing NY girl shares statement

Emily Barnes, New York State Team
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The school district of a missing Saratoga County 9-year-old girl released a statement Monday as law enforcement continues to search the area.

Charlotte Sena is a fourth-grader at the Corinth Central School District, who was at the park camping with her family and was riding her bike around the park when she disappeared Saturday evening.

"The Corinth Central School District is unfortunately aware that an Amber Alert has been issued for one of our 4th grade students, Charlotte Sena. The Sena family has the full support of the entire Corinth district and community.

"The district has mobilized its crisis team which has training and protocol to follow for such situations. Our staff will be ready to respond to student concerns and questions. We will also have extra counselors on site for any students or staff who should need their support.

Authoritie say Charlotte Sena may have been abducted while riding her bicycle Saturday evening in Moreau Lake State Park, about 35 miles north of Albany.
Authoritie say Charlotte Sena may have been abducted while riding her bicycle Saturday evening in Moreau Lake State Park, about 35 miles north of Albany.

"The district maintains its focus on the safety and the well-being of our students and staff. Our hearts go out to the Sena family."

What happened to Charlotte Sena?

Law enforcement, forest rangers and others resumed searching an upstate New York park on Monday for 9-year-old Charlotte Sena, who vanished during a camping trip over the weekend.
Law enforcement, forest rangers and others resumed searching an upstate New York park on Monday for 9-year-old Charlotte Sena, who vanished during a camping trip over the weekend.

Charlotte was riding her bike around a loop in the bucolic park with other children when she decided to ride around one more time by herself.

Her parents became alarmed when she failed to come back after 15 minutes, Gov. Kathy Hochul said at a briefing Sunday. The girl's mother called 911 after her bicycle was found about 6:45 p.m. Saturday. She was last seen around 6:15 p.m., according to police.

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Hochul on Sunday said that it was a chaotic scene and her parents immediately suspected something was drastically wrong and started searching the campground area for Charlotte.

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reporter Victoria E. Freile contributed to this report.

Emily Barnes is the New York State Team consumer advocate reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Contact Barnes at ebarnes@gannett.com or on Twitter @byemilybarnes.

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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Charlotte Sena remains missing; school district releases statement