Focus Of Search For Calif. 9-Year-Old Changes
CLEARLAKE, Calif. (AP) — Surveillance video has changed the focus of the search for a 9-year-old autistic girl who went missing from her family's vacation home in Northern California.
Clearlake Police Lt. Tim Celli tells KGO-TV on Tuesday that the video shows Mikaela Lynch running up the street after she was last seen at the home on Sunday. The video came from a neighbor's surveillance camera.
Celli says the video eliminates the possibility that Mikaela went across the street and into the water. Authorities have changed their focus accordingly.
Mikaela can't speak and has the mental capacity of a 1-year-old child. She was last seen in the backyard of the Clearlake home, where she had been jumping on a trampoline.
Homeowners are being asked to check their cars, outbuildings and crawl spaces.
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