Update: Body of Missing 29-Year-Old Found in Upstate New York

We have unfortunate news to report about Leah Bellitto, the 29-year-old western New York woman who went missing over the weekend.

According to sources, the body of Leah Bellitto was found on Tuesday morning, 3 days after she was reported missing.

Found by Civilian in Shallow Body of Water

The New York Post reported that a civilian, believed to be volunteering during a search near Bellitto's home, made the grisly discovery on Tuesday morning in the water in East Amherst.

Sources say that before the body was discovered, volunteers found barefoot prints and handprints near the creek where her body was eventually found.

Amherst Police said they don't suspect foul play was involved and shared that there doesn’t appear to be any “danger to the public,” according to the report.

*The original story is posted below

Police in New York are looking for a missing 29-year-old woman who was last seen on Saturday in a residential neighborhood in the western portion of Upstate New York.

Police in Amherst, New York (about 4 hours northwest of Albany) are searching for a woman who they say was last seen on Saturday in a residential neighborhood on foot.

On Monday, the Amherst Police Department posted this to their Facebook page:

The Amherst Police are looking for a missing 29-year-old Amherst resident. Leah Bellitto was last seen by family on 2/8/25 at 0915 PM in the Ransom Oaks neighborhood of Amherst on foot. She may be wearing a black long sleeve shirt and black pajama pants and a small blue flower-pattern backpack.

Police didn't say where she may be going or if she intended to meet up with anyone. If we get more details from the police, we'll pass them along.

If anyone has any information or locates Leah Bellitto, contact the Amherst Police Department at 716-689-1311.

• Name: Leah Bellitto
• Age: 29
• Race and Gender:  White Female
• Height: 5' 6"
• Weight: 135 lbs
• Hair and Eye Color: Brown Hair, Brown Eyes
• She was last seen in East Amherst