Nadia Bloom (11) 4/9/10 Winter Springs, Florida

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Criminal Investigation Launched In Missing Girl Case
Sunday, April 11, 2010 12:02:44 AM

WINTER SPRINGS -- Investigators have now launched a criminal investigation in the search for a missing 11-year-old girl.

Nadia Bloom was last seen Friday afternoon in her Winter Springs neighborhood of Barrington Estates.

Right now, police say they do not have any evidence of foul play, but they have started the criminal investigation in case something suspicious turns up.

Saturday night, more than 100 people gathered to pray for Nadia's safe return at Oviedo's Lawton Elementary.

The vigil came together in just a few hours as people spread the word on Facebook.

It was mainly organized to help Nadia's young classmates who are having a hard time dealing with her disappearance.

Investigators used smaller groups to go out and search smaller areas Saturday. They narrowed down that area into 5 or 6 even smaller sections with 4 or 5 people, each with their own search dog.

They searched well past dark Saturday night, covering 3,000 acres. They plan to be out again Sunday morning.

The dogs led officers around all Saturday morning, but so far nothing has panned out.

"We haven't located any information to include nothing from Nadia's personal belongings or anything like that. It's very discouraging to me anytime that we go and go and every hour that passes we’re not finding anything, anything at all,” said Chief Kevin Brunelle, Winter Springs Police Department.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2010/4/10/divers_search_for_missing_girl_11.html

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Search for Nadia Bloom Approaches Third Day with No Sign of Missing 11-Year-Old Girl
The search for missing Nadia Bloom in Winter Springs, Florida, will enter its third day Sunday afternoon as search and rescue teams resumed searching the area they have been scouring since first finding out the little girl went missing. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the search has already covered several thousand acres in and around the gated Barrington Estates community where the child lives. More than 100 law officers and rescue personnel participated in searches for Nadia Bloom Saturday that included nearby Black Hammock Woods, a retention pond, and going over the area with bloodhounds. Authorities are feeling the frustration of having no leads in the case.

Nadia Bloom went missing around 3:15 p. m. Friday afternoon. Her parents found her bike at the end of a cul-de-sac in her neighborhood. Everything looked normal. The bike stood in an upright position, and her helmet was left hanging off of a handlebar. There was no sign of a struggle. But their 11-year-old had not come home.

Winter Springs police Chief Kevin Brunelle said Saturday, "Right now we have nothing to go on. We can't sit here and tell you we have to go one way or the other with this investigation."

Winter Springs Police are working on the supposition that Nadia, who suffers from mild autism, got distracted while taking pictures with her new camera and wandered into the woods, eventually getting disoriented and lost. Besides the ground, water and air searches (helicopters and divers have been used as well), efforts have been made to reach as many people in the Winter Springs area as possible. E-mails have been sent to family, friends, and neighbors. Fliers with Nadia Bloom's image have been handed out. Posters have been placed in many Winter Springs business locations. If authorities do not find the missing girl, it is hoped that someone who might see her will recognize her from the fliers and posters and take her home or to a place of safety.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2881902/search_continues_for_nadia_bloom_missing.html?cat=8

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