A bronze statue of first lady Melania Trump near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, has vanished from the village of Rožno, according to The Associated Press. Local police were notified Tuesday about the apparent theft and have since launched an official investigation.

Police spokesperson Alenka Drenik Rangus told CNN in a statement Friday that officers have “conducted an inspection of the crime scene and collected information,” and that the “investigating judge and the district state prosecutor were informed about the theft.”

No further details about the missing statue have been shared by authorities with the public.

The sculpture from artist Brad Downey appears to have been sawn off at the ankles from the tree trunk it was attached to. It was erected in 2020 during President Donald Trump’s first term after a wooden version was badly burned by arsonists on July 4 earlier that year.

Downey created both statues in collaboration with local woodworker and conceptual artist Aleš Župevc. The original was reportedly carved with a chainsaw from a linden tree and depicted Melania Trump in the blue dress she wore to her husband’s inauguration in 2017.

The American artist told Agence France-Presse on Thursday that he heard about the theft while prepping for a project in Germany. He said he was “a bit sad that it’s gone” and wagered the crime “has something to do with the new election (of Donald Trump), but who knows, right?”

The first lady was born Melanija Knavs in 1970 and became a fashion model before meeting her husband in New York City in 1998. They married in 2005, a year before she became a U.S. citizen. The newly reelected president has since launched mass deportations of immigrants.

Downey explained to the outlet that he decided to replace the burned wooden incarnation with a bronze statue because “it didn’t feel right” not to. He also described the stolen sculpture as an “anti-monument,” which some locals certainly appear to echo.

Franja Kranic, who sells cakes at a bakery in Melania Trump’s hometown that are adorned with the former model’s name, told AP that “no one was really proud” of the sculpture, “not even the first lady of the USA” — who has notably never visited the site herself.

“I think it’s OK that it’s removed,” Kranic told the outlet.