An intense air and ground search was underway Thursday morning for two Amish girls taken Wednesday night in an apparent abduction just outside Heuvelton. Sheriff Kevin Wells says despite several leads from the public, the children haven't been located or any signs seen of the vehicle that took them.
'There's no indication to take us any certain direction at this point,' Wells said. 'We're following all leads and we're making sure we overturn every stone that we're aware of,' he said, 'and we're moving from there.'
He said, however, that it's 'a very strong possibility.'
Close to 200 police, forest rangers and Border Patrol officers are working to locate the girls. Dive teams were called in to search the nearby Oswegatchie River. Twelve year old Fannie Miller and her 6 year old sister, Delila Miller, were taken from the family's roadside produce stand at the corner of Mount Alone Road and State Route 812 by someone in a small white or light colored car.
Wells said he hopes someone has 'seen something that seems suspicious' and calls the authorities. 'It might be a little thing,' he said.
A sketch artist is being called in for images of the girls, because Amish do not have pictures taken of themselves.
Delila Miller is roughly four feet tall and weighs about 50 pounds. She has a round scar on her forehead and is missing front teeth.Fannie Miller is five feet tall, weighs about 90 pounds and is crosseyed. Both have brown hair and eyes and were wearing dark blue dresses with blue aprons and black bonnets.
'If it was an abduction, these girls don't have to be dressed in Amish clothes anymore,' Wells said.
He noted that 'lots of sex offenders' have been interviewed. State Sen. Patty Ritchie, who lives in the Heuvelton area, visited the Miller family Thursday morning and spoke with the missing children's father. She was visibly shaken following her conversation, tearfully telling 7 News reporter John Friot 'I can't believe something this horrible could happen in my backyard.' A state police forensic team is expected on-scene Thursday morning to examine tire tracks left by the suspect vehicle. An Amber Alert remains in effect. Anyone with information can call the sheriff's department at 315-379-2222.
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