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The Latest: Missing 1-year-old girl found dead in Poplar

POPLAR, Mont. – The Latest on the search for a missing 1-year-old girl (all times local):

2:35 p.m.

Montana authorities say a 1-year-old girl who they believe was abducted has been found dead in Poplar.

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on its Facebook page Wednesday that a person is in custody. The statement did not have any further details.

County spokesman Lee Allmer says a cause of death has not yet been determined. He says the FBI is leading the investigation.

Kenzley Olson was last seen Tuesday morning, and an Amber Alert was issued early Wednesday.

Officials had originally sought two North Dakota residents they believed responsible for her kidnapping, but later determined they were not involved.

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10:25 a.m.

Authorities in northeastern Montana are searching for a 1-year-old girl who may have been abducted from her residence in Poplar.

The Roosevelt County sheriff’s office reports the girl was last seen at 9 a.m. Tuesday. An Amber Alert was issued early Wednesday, but officials later determined the two North Dakota residents being sought for questioning were not involved.

Officials are still looking for Kenzley Olson. The Native American girl has black hair, brown eyes and a three-quarter-inch scar over her right eye.

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