The body of a missing autistic girl has been found in a Tennessee lake, just minutes after a nationwide search was launched.
Serenity Alanna Marie Kinsey, 7, was found just after 11 a.m. Thursday by a dive team in Douglas Lake near Dandridge.
She was reported missing by her family around 5 a.m. after they realized she had left their Indian Creek Road home in the middle of the night.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an Amber Alert, but her body was found in a nearby lake about an hour later.
The body of missing autistic girl Serenity Alanna Marie Kinsey has been found in a Tennessee lake, just minutes after a nationwide search was launched
“We have some heartbreaking news regarding the search for Serenity Kinsey,” the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.
“A dive team recently found her body in a lake near her home. Our thoughts are with her family during this difficult time.”
Serenity was last seen at her home around 1 a.m., wearing black shorts and a blue T-shirt.
The seven-year-old was found by a dive team in Douglas Lake near Dandridge just after 11 a.m. Thursday
She was reported missing by her family around 5 a.m. after they realized she had left their Indian Creek Road home in the middle of the night
The young girl was described as autistic and non-verbal when authorities issued the Amber Alert.
But the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released an update about an hour later saying her body had been found.
Kinsey reportedly loved water and lived near the lake. No further information has been released by authorities.
DailyMail.com has contacted the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for comment.