What's this about ? http://www.kcbd.com/story/32488494/breaking-apd-officers-have-recovered-a-body-in-the-t-anchor-lake
''The Latest: Missing child case transferred to Special Crimes'''
''10:58 A.M.: Amarillo Police Department Sergeant Brent Barbee says Alexis Wartena's case will be transferred to Special Crimes, the unit responsible for investigating area homicides and child deaths. However, a positive identification on a body found at T-Anchor Lake this morning has yet to be made public.'''
Dislike ........ I thought this was a horrible accidental wandering away ....
It said on the missing poster that when she was last seen, the only thing she was wearing was a blue pull-up diaper.......??? A diaper on a 7 year old kid ?
If she walks out of the room like that in broad daylight, in a busy area, nobody thinks to investigate it any further ? I could understand it better if she vanished after dark, but this was 3 p.m.
I don't know if I'm just dense and remedial, or if there's parts of the story missing, but I don't understand how a naked 7 year old girl can walk a 1/4 mile during the middle of the afternoon and nobody makes note of it or throws up a red flag.
Amarillo
Amarillo Police have recovered a body on the south side of T-Anchor Lake, behind the La Kiva Motel around 9 this morning.
Police say they saw something floating in the water about 25 feet from the shore.
Officers say a body was recovered.
A Justice of the Peace has been notified.
More information will be put out by police once it is available.
Police have been searching the area since Tuesday night for a seven year-old girl.
According to police, they were called to the Kiva Motel after seven year-old Alexis Wartena was reported missing around 5:00 p.m.
Police have not confirmed if the body is that of the little girl.
They do say, next of kin has been notified.
http://www.myhighplains.com/news/body-recovered-from-t-anchor-lake
It's bound to be her..........maybe her folks went to sleep for awhile and she snuck out......I don't know.
It said on the missing poster that when she was last seen, the only thing she was wearing was a blue pull-up diaper.......??? A diaper on a 7 year old kid ?
If she walks out of the room like that in broad daylight, in a busy area, nobody thinks to investigate it any further ? I could understand it better if she vanished after dark, but this was 3 p.m.
I don't know if I'm just dense and remedial, or if there's parts of the story missing, but I don't understand how a naked 7 year old girl can walk a 1/4 mile during the middle of the afternoon and nobody makes note of it or throws up a red flag.
Oh oh. Maybe there were injuries not consistent with simple accidental drowning?
UPDATE: The Special Crimes Unit confirms the body recovered from T-Anchor Lake was that of a young female.
An autopsy has been set up for Thursday morning in Lubbock
Police have confirmed they have called off the search for Alexis Wartena.
Police say more information about the identity will be released once it is available.
It said on the missing poster that when she was last seen, the only thing she was wearing was a blue pull-up diaper.......??? A diaper on a 7 year old kid ?
If she walks out of the room like that in broad daylight, in a busy area, nobody thinks to investigate it any further ? I could understand it better if she vanished after dark, but this was 3 p.m.
I don't know if I'm just dense and remedial, or if there's parts of the story missing, but I don't understand how a naked 7 year old girl can walk a 1/4 mile during the middle of the afternoon and nobody makes note of it or throws up a red flag.
http://www.myhighplains.com/news/small-memorial-at-t-anchor-lake-for-alexis-wartena
Special Crimes Unit in Amarillo is in charge of the case. I wonder what the autopsy will show? So sad. I am on vacation with my immediate family and this story has broken my heart.