Ticonderoga, NY (WRGB) — New York State Police have charged Luciano Frattolin from Canada with second-degree murder following the discovery of his 9-year-old daughter, Melina Galanis Frattolin, whose body was found in Ticonderoga.

A father is charged for allegedly murdering his 9-year-old Greek-Canadian daughter and dumping her body in a lake in New York.

A Canadian man was charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old daughter in upstate New York, authorities said. Her body was found in a shallow pond.

Melina Galanis Frattolin’s body was recovered in Ticonderoga, New York – roughly 30 miles away from Lake George, where her father originally reported she was last seen.

A 9-year-old Canadian girl, Melina Frattolin, went missing near Lake George in New York and her father reported the incident as a kidnapping. Her body

An Amber Alert was issued in New York on Saturday after Melina Galanis Frattolin, a 9-year-old girl, went missing

Luciano Frattolin is in custody after his daughter, Melina Galanis Frattolin, was found dead in NY after being reported missing over the weekend.

A 9-year-old girl is in 'imminent danger' after being abducted from Lake George, according to police. Melina Galanis Frattolin last seen in a white van on a local highway.

After initially reporting his daughter missing, Luciano Frattolin was arrested when 8-year-old Melina Galanis Frattolin was found dead in upstate New York.