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- Athena Presley Monroe Strand, 7, who was reported missing in Wise County on the evening of November 30 but hasn’t been found, is the focus of an extensive search.
- About 150 volunteers and dozens of law enforcement personnel are searching Strand’s neighborhood for the girl.
- They started searching on Wednesday night and didn’t stop until Thursday. “Look at the size of the crowd.
- We need to rely on each other for this because we are all out here together, regardless of what we are going through. We are all moms “said Chasity Allerkamp, a volunteer.
- They started by looking in a six-acre area surrounding Strand’s father’s home.
- However, it has now been extended to include Fort Worth police officers on foot and on horses, the FBI, and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
- Additionally, several K-9 units, heat-seeking drones, and ATVSs were employed.
- Just to the west of Cottondale, in the area of the 200 block of County Road 3573, Strand was last seen.
- She was dressed in boots, jeans, and a checkered jacket.
- Just after 6:30 o’clock on Wednesday night, her stepmother called the sheriff’s office to report her missing.
- The following afternoon, Strand was the subject of an Amber Alert.
- The child’s father wasn’t at home when an altercation between Strand and her stepmother allegedly broke out, according to the sheriff’s office.
- They added that there is no indication of foul play and that Strand most likely fled.
- Authorities are not, however, saying that someone kidnapped her.
- Authorities are not, however, saying that someone kidnapped her.
- Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin stated, “We’re looking at everything from a criminal aspect or just a missing child standpoint so we’re not going to leave anything unturned and we’re not going to put the blinders on either.”
- The alternatives are endless, and we are considering every one of them.
- The cold weather is another factor that worries law enforcement officers.
- Call the Wise County Sheriff’s Office at 940-627-5971 if you have any information about Strand’s whereabouts.
