​11-year-old girl kidnapped from Navajo Nation is found dead

FARMINGTON, N.M. -- An 11-year-old girl who was kidnapped from the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, launching a massive search, was found dead Tuesday.

Authorities had been searching by air and ground for Ashlynne Mike, a Navajo fifth-grader who was abducted by a man believed to be a stranger Monday afternoon, FBI spokesman Frank Fisher said.

The girl's body was found Tuesday morning in Shiprock, near a rock formation that the town is named for, said Jesse Delmar, the tribe's public safety division director.

"We were very hopeful that we would find her in good shape," Delmar said. "We found her, but it didn't turn out well."

Her family has been notified, Delmar said.

Federal authorities are trying to find the man suspected of killing her and abducting her younger brother.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade said during a news conference Tuesday in Shiprock, New Mexico, that authorities will leave no stone unturned as they search for justice for the family.

Authorities say a man driving a maroon van kidnapped the girl and her brother Monday afternoon.

The boy was found later Monday, and a frantic search ensued as authorities issued an Amber Alert for the girl overnight. The Amber Alert said the missing girl was last seen on Navajo Route 36.

Authorities described the man as a light-skinned Native American with a teardrop tattoo under his left eye. He's believed to be in his 20s or 30s.

The search for the girl included federal, tribal, state and county officers on the ground as well as a New Mexico State Police helicopter, Fisher said.