(CNN) A missing 11-year-old Alabama girl was found dead early Saturday, DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden said. Amberly Barnett was last seen on Friday around 6 p.m. in the Mt. Vernon community in northeast Alabama, and searchers found her body at about 6:30 a.m. the next day. The sheriff did not release the cause of her death or any other information because of the ongoing investigation. "I can tell you we are diligently, diligently pursuing different avenues, and Lord willing, we will have answers in the upcoming days," Weldon, who declined to take questions from reporters, said at a brief press conference.

Source: CNN March 03, 2019 18:08 UTC