The Navajo Nation's president is reacting to concerns raised by the abduction and death of an 11-year-old girl by setting a 60-day goal for establishing a new tribal alert system.
Eight hours passed between the initial May 2 missing-persons report by the family of Ashlynne Mike to tribal police and the May 3 issuance of an Amber Alert by New Mexico State Police at the FBI's request.
Tribal President Russell Begaye announced Monday he has created a task force headed by the tribe's telecommunication director and the director of the Department of Public Safety.
Begaye says tribal officials will consult with telephone companies and are testing a text-message alert system.
A search began the evening the girl was reported missing. Her body was found the next day.
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