No Amber alert was issued
When Skylar went missing, an Amber Alert was not issued because her disappearance did not meet the Amber Alert criteria: a child is believed to have been abducted; the child is under 18, the child may be in danger of death or serious injury; there is enough information to indicate that the Amber Alert is necessary. Under Amber Alert, a waiting period of 48 hours is needed for a teenager to be considered missing.
The Skylar’s Law aims to modify West Virginia’s Amber Alert plan. Under the law, public announcements are to be issued immediately after a child is reported missing and in danger, whether or not the child is believed to be abducted. The proposed law won support from West Virginia and national media, but it wasn’t without any staunch critics.
