Update 2: Missing girl was found by search drones late Sunday night. See Webster Parish Journal Monday for the story.

Update:

A search continues for 10-year-old Peyton Saintignan who was reported missing Sunday from her Dubberly home, and authorities have released an image from a trail camera showing the young girl walking in a wooded area.

Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker said the camera reportedly is located in the Sand Plant Rd. area, approximately one mile from her home.

“The image was taken Sunday morning, and we’re focusing our search in the area of the trail camera,” Parker said. “We still have lots of manpower on scene and we will continue searching through the night.”

Original story:

A massive search is currently underway for a 10-year-old girl who was reported missing from her Magnolia Rd. home in Dubberly shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday.

Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker said Peyton Saintignan was last seen at bedtime late Saturday night reportedly wearing blue Frozen pajamas and no shoes. She has hazel eyes and brown hair.

Parker said investigators believe the child may have wandered away from her home.

“We immediately dispatched all our resources and began conducting an exhaustive search of the area,” Parker said. “We dispatched our drones and contacted other agencies to assist in the search. Homeland Security also dispatched their drones and are still on the scene.”

Parker said tracking dogs from Wade Correctional are searching heavily wooded areas near the child’s residence. Louisiana State Police has issued a Level 2 Endangered or Missing Child Amber Alert and the Minden Police Department has dispatched officers to assist.

“We’ve also contacted the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office and they’re sending their helicopter which is equipped with thermal tracking,” he said.

Hundreds of civilian volunteers have also been searching the area, and Parker said he appreciates each individual who has come to assist. But, he said, individuals need to avoid combing through the wooded areas.

“We appreciate the people who have come out so quickly, but we would ask that they refrain from entering the wooded areas to search,” he said. “The thermal imaging on the helicopter will pick up any indication of body heat and we will check each contact. Also, we wouldn’t want the tracking dogs to be confused by numerous scents.”

Parker said his office had received a report of a possible sighting in the Dubberly area of a young child walking along a roadway, but that has not been verified.

“We will continue to search and follow up on all information,” he said. “We will expand the search area as needed. And we will utilize all the volunteers who have come to assist, many of whom have brought their off-road utility vehicles.”