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9-Year-Old Missing on Camping Trip Found

Safe After Ransom Note and Intensive Search

questioning, and charges are anticipated. Governor Hochul
underscored the role of cell phone pings from individuals in

the park, the registration data of campers, and the ransom
note in aiding authorities in locating Charlotte.
The collective efforts of multiple agencies, the swift response
of law enforcement, and the vigilant monitoring of the fami-

ly’s residence culminated in Charlotte’s safe return. She has
been taken to a hospital for customary checks, although she
appeared to be in good health.
IN a harrowing turn of events, a 9-year-old girl who went

missing during a camping trip in Upstate New York has been Community and Multilateral Response
found safe after authorities discovered a ransom note at her The disappearance of Charlotte Sena mobilized an extensive
parents’ home. Charlotte Sena, who vanished during a bike search operation, with over 400 people involved, including
ride in Moreau Lake State Park, was located after an exten- 34 volunteer fire departments, private groups, and various

sive search effort that involved cell phone pings, park visitor levels of law enforcement. The search area expanded signifi-
data, and fingerprint analysis on the ransom note. cantly during the search effort.

A Ransom Note Raises Alarm Moreau Lake State Park, known for its scenic beauty and

The ordeal began when Charlotte’s parents received a ransom spanning over 6,200 acres, had turned into the epicenter of
note at their home, as revealed by New York Governor Kathy a determined community and multilateral response to bring
Hochul. The note prompted immediate concern and led to a Charlotte home safely.
multi-agency response to locate the missing child.

This heartwrenching incident highlights both the resilience
A Break in the Case and commitment of search and rescue teams and the impor-
Governor Hochul detailed how authorities made a critical tance of community engagement in moments of crisis. The
breakthrough in the investigation. Around 4:20 a.m. ET on focus now shifts to the ongoing investigation and ensuring

Monday, the suspect drove to Charlotte’s parents’ home and that justice is served in this case.
placed the ransom note in their mailbox. Unbeknownst to
the perpetrator, Charlotte’s parents were still at the camp-
ground searching for their daughter. The family’s home was T A R A L O U N G E

under police surveillance, but officers had been dispatched
to another call, allowing the suspect to drop off the note. by
Investigators discovered fingerprints on the ransom note
during their initial attempt to analyze it. Subsequent data-

base searches identified the suspect as 47-year-old Craig
Nelson Ross, Jr. Armed with this lead, law enforcement
swiftly moved to apprehend him.

Dramatic Capture and Safe Recovery
Ross was residing in a camper behind his mother’s resi-
dence, and authorities used two SWAT teams to execute a
dynamic entry tactical maneuver. During his arrest, Ross

resisted and sustained minor injuries. Crucially, law enforce- SUNDAY BRUNCH
ment found Charlotte concealed in a cabinet within the
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