A woman from Amherst who had been reported missing has been discovered deceased. Leah Bellitto, 29, was located in a body of water near Dodge Road on Tuesday morning. She was last seen around 9:15pm on Saturday in the Ransom Oaks neighborhood.
According to police, a passerby found her at approximately 9:55am on Tuesday. While there are currently no indications of foul play, the cause and manner of her death are still under investigation.
Authorities are urging anyone with information regarding this case to contact the Amherst police at (716) 689-1311.
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The Amherst Police Department is urgently seeking the public's assistance in locating 29-year-old Leah Bellitto who was last seen by her family on Saturday around 9pm in East Amherst. Authorities are increasingly concerned for her safety prompting extensive search efforts in the area. The search efforts, conducted by law enforcement and civilians, have focussed on wooded areas, ponds, and etc..
Leah is described as a 5'6" white female with brown hair and brown eyes, weighing approximately 135 pounds. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a black long-sleeve shirt, black pants, and carrying a blue flowered-patterned backpack.
Friends and family have mobilized to search the wooded areas of East Amherst where Leah was last seen. Search parties have been actively combing through the terrain and a drone operator has been deployed to survey a frozen pond in hopes of uncovering any clues regarding her whereabouts.
The community is urged to remain vigilant and anyone with information about Leah Bellitto or her location is asked to contact the Amherst Police Department at (716) 689-1311. You can also call 911.
As the search continues, concerns are mounting that authorities may be looking for a body, underscoring the urgency of the situation.
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