ANETH, Utah — After three unsuccessful days of ground and water searches, authorities said Sunday they were temporarily suspending the search for a 4-year-old girl missing since last week on the Utah portion of the Navajo Nation. Anndine Jones reportedly wandered away Thursday afternoon from her home, located 3 miles north of the Aneth Utah Chapter House. Initial search efforts focused along the McElmo Creek that feeds into the San Juan River, a tributary of the Colorado River that flows into Lake Powell. More than 100 volunteers searched Saturday for Jones on foot along 8 miles (13 kilometres) of the riverbed west of Aneth. Police said there are no indications that the girl was abducted, so the Navajo Nation Amber Alert system wasn’t activated.

Source: National Post March 17, 2019 22:20 UTC