The body of a missing autistic girl was found in a Tennessee lake just minutes after a statewide search was launched.
Serenity Alanna Marie Kinsey, 7, was found by a dive team in Douglas Lake near Dandridge shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday.
Her family reported her missing around 5 a.m. after realizing she had left her home on Indian Creek Road in the middle of the night.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an Amber Alert, but her body was recovered from the nearby lake about an hour later.
The body of missing autistic girl Serenity Alanna Marie Kinsey was found in a Tennessee lake just minutes after a statewide search was launched.
“We have a heartbreaking update on the search for Serenity Kinsey,” the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.
“A diving team recently located his body in a lake near his home. Our deepest condolences to his family at this difficult time.”
Serenity was last seen at her home around 1 a.m. wearing black shorts and a blue T-shirt.
A dive team found the seven-year-old boy in Douglas Lake near Dandridge shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday.
Her family reported her missing around 5 a.m. after realizing she had left her home on Indian Creek Road in the middle of the night.
The young woman was described as autistic and non-verbal when authorities issued the Amber Alert.
But the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an update about an hour later to say her body had been discovered.
Kinsey is said to have enjoyed the water and lived near the lake. Authorities have not released any further information.
DailyMail.com has contacted the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for comment.
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