NEW SWEDEN, Maine — It’s been one year since a New Sweden girl vanished after she ran into the forest surrounding her remote West Road home, just miles from the Canadian border.

Stefanie Damron, whose 15th birthday is on Oct. 6, remains missing despite exhaustive searches over thousands of miles of rugged terrain by multiple law enforcement and search units.

She first disappeared from her family’s house on Sept. 23, 2024, and was reported missing the following day. Now, her father, Dale Damron, said Stefanie’s “case is losing the flame and it needs to be rekindled.”

During an interview Monday at the family’s property, Dale Damron called on Maine State Police or the FBI to go on national or state TV to discuss the case. While law enforcement has asked the family to stay silent to protect

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