Ticonderoga, NY (WRGB) — New York State Police have charged Luciano Frattolin from Canada with second-degree murder following the discovery of his 9-year-old daughter, Melina Galanis Frattolin, whose body was found in Ticonderoga.

An autopsy on a young girl found dead in Ticongeroga on Sunday revealed she died of asphyxia due to drowning. Dr. Michael Sikirica conducted the autopsy of Melina Frattolin, 9, at Glens Falls Hospital in Gelns Falls,

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

Melina Galanis Frattolin’s body was recovered in Ticonderoga, New York – roughly 30 miles away from Lake George, where her father originally reported she was last seen.

Melina was discovered in Ticonderoga, New York, on Sunday (July 20), around 45 miles south of where her father said she was snatched away.

A father is charged for allegedly murdering his 9-year-old Greek-Canadian daughter and dumping her body in a lake in New York.

Melina Frattolin, the girl who was abducted from Lake George on Saturday, has reportedly been found dead. Police in Warren County had issued an Amber Alert.