Amber Alert Canceled After 3-Year-Old Girl Found Safe Near Lincoln Tunnel

NEW YORK, NY — State police have cancelled the Amber Alert in New York state after a girl abducted early Friday morning was found safe.

Ava Byrne, 3, of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and her father, Robert, were both located near the Lincoln Tunnel, according to PIX11.

New York State Police issued the Amber Alert just before 2 p.m. on Friday when police said they suspected the man could be driving toward Manhattan. Pennsylvania police said the girl could be in imminent danger.

Police have been looking for a silver 2004 Hyundai Elantra, with PA license plate number HKB-4681.

Pennsylvania first issued an Amber Alert for the girl, who lives about an hour from the New Jersey border. New Jersey soon followed.

Her last known location was Vine Street in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, police said.

Police said she was abducted by Byrne, 24, a white male who is 5-foot-9 and weighs 215 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair.

Images of Robert and Ava Byrne courtesy Pennsyvlania State Police