SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Family and community members gathered to remember two-year-old Aryana Trevino Martinez on a warm Tuesday evening near Belle Ellen Drive in the Alamo City. The event took place near the site where searchers found the missing toddler unresponsive in a brushy area on Sunday night. No cause of death has been released by authorities.
Breitbart Texas attended Tuesday’s vigil organized by Last Chance Ministries and Eagles Flight Advocacy and Outreach, both philanthropic community organizations serving the San Antonio region. Several motorcycle groups, including the Alamo Chapter of Guardians of the Children, were among hundreds of residents who gathered near a makeshift memorial erected close to the site where searchers foundAryana’s body.
Speakers honored the little girl and led the attendees in prayer. A local minister offered words of comfort to the family of the toddler, describing the difficulty in accepting the death of a child who was so young.
As reported by Breitbart Texas, family members reported Aryana missing around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday and, within a few hours, she was found unresponsive near a small creek surrounded by heavy brush and tall grass. Despite life-saving efforts by law enforcement officers, the child was declared deceased shortly afterward.
Authorities had issued a statewide Amber Alert for the missing girl and reported that she was last seen wearing a black top and leopard-print pants. A massive search was immediately organized, including police officers, aircraft, and family members and neighbors. The alert was discontinued within hours of the tragic discovery of the toddler.
In a report by KSAT12, Anna Marie Ramirez describes how her 22-year-old son, Uriel, found the missing girl after she encouraged him to help with the search. In a videotaped interview, Ramirez told KSAT12, “It was around 11:30, and I ran in and told my son, we need to be a part of this and help, and immediately said, okay, let’s go down the creek. And so, when we went down to the creek, it was just him and I.”…