G LENS FALLS, N.Y. ( WTEN) — The preliminary autopsy results for Melina Frattolin, the 9-year-old girl found dead in Ticonderoga, New York, after being reported missing over the weekend, have been released by New York State Police.

The death of Melina Frattolin, a 9-year-old Montreal girl allegedly murdered by her father in Ticonderoga, has been ruled a homicide by drowning.

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.

New York State Police said the father of a 9-year-old girl who was initially the subject of an Amber Alert and was later found dead has been charged with her murder.

As New York State Police continue investigating the death of 9-year-old Melina Frattolin, investigators asked anyone with information to come forward Tuesday. One Ticonderoga resident said she

The father of a 9-year-old girl who prompted an Amber Alert this weekend has been arrested and charged with her murder. Police say he lied about the kidnapping to investigators.

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