Authorities say a 9-year-old Canadian girl found dead in a New York pond was drowned. Preliminary autopsy results released Tuesday classify her death as a homicide.

The preliminary findings of the autopsy, which were released on Tuesday by New York State Police, found Melina Frattolin died by asphyxia due to drowning and her death was a homicide.

State Police say preliminary results show 9-year-old Melina Frattolin died of asphyxia due to drowning. Her father, Luciano, remains jailed on a murder charge.