Missing Michigan Girl's Body Found

A 12-year-old girl who disappeared from her home has been found dead, and authorities made an arrest, police said Monday.

The Ludington Police Department refused to elaborate before an afternoon news conference, and did not give the cause of death. Dozens of federal, state and local law enforcers and volunteers had been searching a rural area for Sabrina, who was last seen at her home near Lake Michigan late Friday.

The Amber alert that had been issued after the Sabrina's disappearance has been cancelled.

Police have been holding a 30-year-old ex-convict known by the child's mother for questioning, and they obtained warrants and searched property belonging to the man or his family over the weekend, Undersheriff Laude Hartrum said.

Sabrina's mother, Amanda, left the girl and her 10-year-old brother at home Friday night, and discovered Sabrina missing the following morning. Police said the boy didn't appear to know anything about his sister's disappearance.

On Sunday, searchers combed a rural area that included a pond, which was searched with sonar equipment. The area is several miles away from the girl's home in Ludington, about 250 miles northwest of Detroit.