NEW HANOVER COUNTY – Stefanny Lenneth Lopez-Castro, the 6-year-old girl who has been the subject of an Amber Alert after going missing from a driveway on Carolina Beach Road yesterday, has been found and brought to a hospital.
@NewHanoverSO & @FBICharlotte have located missing 6 year old alive transporting to hospital. Press Conf @ 11 Shrine Club S. College Rd
— FBI Charlotte (@FBICharlotte) September 15, 2016
The news was announced via the FBI Charlotte’s twitter feed just after 10 a.m. The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Department has released little information about this mornings development, but a press conference about the case has been scheduled for 11 a.m. this morning.
Stefanny had last been seen in a driveway at 5140 Carolina Beach Road, at about 4:50 p.m. Wednesday. Police believed she had been abducted and released a description of the possible suspect, who may have been on a moped at the time of the abduction.
Editor’s note: Images of Stefanny have been removed from our stories.
