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AMBER Alert For 2 Missing Girls In St. Lawrence County

The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Dept. has activated the New York State AMBER Alert and is investigating a confirmed abduction of two Amish girls that occurred Wednesday night, at about 7:30 in the  Town of Oswegatchie.

One child,  Fannie Miller is described as white, about  12 years old with brown hair and brown eyes. She is approximately 5 feet tall and weighs about 90 pounds. Fannie was last seen wearing dark blue dress with blue apron and black bonnet. The victim is also described as crosseyed.

The other child, Delila Miller is described as white, about 7 years old with brown hair and brown eyes. She is approximately 4 feet tall and weighs about 50 pounds. Delila was last seen wearing dark blue dress with blue apron and black bonnet. She has a round scar on her forehead and is missing front teeth.

Police say the two girls went to their roadside stand to wait on a customer in a small, white, four door sedan.. A witness saw a passenger in the vehicle throw something in the back then get in back seat. The car left the scene with the two girls.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the St. Lawrence County. Sheriff's at (866)NYS-AMBER or call 911

Before retiring in March 2025, Randy Gorbman was WXXI's director of news and public affairs and managed the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.