{"id":376433,"date":"2026-07-17T04:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/376433\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T04:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T04:05:19","slug":"i-fell-in-love-with-her-when-i-held-her-community-gathers-for-prayer-vigil-as-search-continues-for-missing-7-month-old-ozana-cisneros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/376433\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I fell in love with her when I held her&#8217;: Community gathers for prayer vigil as search continues for missing 7-month-old Ozana Cisneros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Amber Alert was discontinued Monday after investigators said it failed to generate new leads. SAPD emphasized the search is not over.<\/p>\n<p>SAN ANTONIO \u2014 Community members gathered Tuesday evening at Concepcion Park to pray for the safe return of 7-month-old Ozana Cisneros, who remains missing days after authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/news\/local\/san-antonio-amber-alert-ends-baby-ozana-cisneros-texas-dps-police\/273-a6bef684-5d8b-48c4-8a54-4eb12ab8bd0a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">discontinued an Amber Alert issued for the infant.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Texas Department of Public Safety issued the Amber Alert on Thursday after Ozana and her 19-year-old mother, Maximina Cisneros, were reported missing. Authorities said the pair were last seen June 10 just south of downtown San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/arrow-circle-down.svg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                This story continues below.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday afternoon, San Antonio police, assisted by the FBI, located Maximina Cisneros at a home near Concepcion Park. Baby Ozana, however, was not with her, and investigators say the infant remains missing.<\/p>\n<p>Later Friday, officers investigating the case discovered skeletal remains at Concepcion Park. Police have said they have not determined whether the remains are human or connected to the disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenda Menchaca, a family friend who attended Tuesday&#8217;s vigil, said she first met Ozana when the baby was just three days old.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I fell in love with her when I held her,&#8221; Menchaca said. &#8220;My heart just sunk into her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Menchaca said she has not spoken with the family since the Amber Alert was issued, describing them as private, but said she was devastated when she learned Ozana was missing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I saw it on my phone, the Amber Alert, it just sunk my stomach,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Amber Alert was discontinued Monday after investigators said it failed to generate new leads. San Antonio police emphasized that ending the alert does not mean the search has stopped.<\/p>\n<p>Police said officers continue searching for Ozana and are asking anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact investigators.<\/p>\n<p>Menchaca questioned the decision to discontinue the alert, saying she hopes the public remains vigilant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody should be looking around or say something,&#8221; she said. &#8220;She&#8217;s just a little baby. I&#8217;m really hurt. I just hope that wherever she&#8217;s at, she&#8217;s not out in this rain and this heat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have not released additional details about the investigation, which remains ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Amber Alert was discontinued Monday after investigators said it failed to generate new leads. 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