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New York Post
17 Aug 2023


NextImg:Autistic girl, 9, vanishes from Brooklyn Ikea, her orange Crocs found in nearby water

Police are frantically searching for an autistic 9-year-old girl who likely wandered into the Red Hook Channel in Brooklyn Wednesday night, according to law enforcement sources.

The nonverbal girl was last seen wearing a black shirt, blue shorts and orange Crocs inside the Ikea store at 1 Beard St. just before 9 p.m., police said.

Surveillance footage captured her walking out of the rear of the store toward the Erie Basin.

Emergency responders from the FDNY and NYPD arrive at the scene in Red Hook Brooklyn, on August 16, 2023, to help search for the missing 9-year-old.
Robert Mecea

Emergency responders from the FDNY and NYPD are seen searching the waters behind IKEA in Red Hook Brooklyn, on August 16, 2023 for the missing 9-year-old.

Emergency responders from the FDNY and NYPD are seen searching the waters behind IKEA in Red Hook Brooklyn, on August 16, 2023 for the missing 9-year-old.
Robert Mecea

Though there has been no sign of the girl, both of her orange Crocs were recovered from the water.

NYPD divers are searching for the girl in the channel waters.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.