Maya Ferrell, 16, was reported missing from Poughkeepsie, New York, after she failed to attend classes at Arlington High School on March 17, 2025. Early morning surveillance captured a female figure a family member believed to be Maya walking toward Van Wagner Road at 5:46 a.m., wearing dark clothing, white sneakers and carrying an umbrella. That image and a red umbrella later found on a nearby bridge became focal points in the search, but family members could not definitively identify the person on the bridge as Maya.

The Town of Poughkeepsie Police searched the Hudson River without recovering a body. In late March 2025 the Arlington Central School District informed families that Maya was presumed to have died; no body had been recovered and, as of early 2026, no new leads had emerged suggesting she was alive. The community organized a GoFundMe to help the family with funeral expenses and the district offered grief counseling for students and staff.

What information might help clarify whether the person on the bridge was Maya or where she went after the 5:46 a.m. sighting?