“Found.

She died, ”the agency was told.

Earlier, the mayor of Vologda, Sergei Voropanov, said that classmates saw the missing girl leaving with a man who looked 30 years old.

“A nine-year-old student of School No. 20, who has been wanted by the police and volunteers in Vologda since October 16, did not come to class today.

Classmates saw her leaving on Saturday with a 30-year-old man, ”he said.

As the agency clarifies, the search group was doubled - from 328 to more than 640 people, the search engines found a backpack, presumably belonging to the girl.

The Investigative Committee said that the girl left the house on the morning of October 16, a criminal case was opened on the murder.