NEW: On Friday evening, police searching for Strand taped off a car on CR 4599 at TX 114 in Boyd and ordered people nearby to move away. They have yet to release any updates or say what led them to tape off the car.
— The search for missing 7-year-old Athena Strand has continued into its second day.
"So we have a lot of concern," he said."The longer it goes, the more we're concerned, but even so, I'm an optimistic guy. Our chief is an optimistic guy. We're trying to do everything we can to recover this child." Sheriff Akin did not rule out the possibility of foul play. He also confirmed that other agencies were helping, including the FBI.
The Wise County Sheriff's Office said they received a call from her stepmother reporting her missing after the two had an argument while her father was not home. Police said she spent"about an hour" looking for her before contacting the sheriff's office. "The only time she left was to go to her grandmother's house next door—and that's family,"Neighbors were also doing as much as they could while there was still daylight Thursday.
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