Arrest made after missing teen Emmarae Gervasi found alive on boat after '26 days of hell'

An arrest has been made in the case of missing teen Emmarae Gervasi who was found alive on a boat after '26 days of hell.' The 14-year-old was located on Friday afternoon by her father Frank Gervasi aboard a large boat just off Main Street in Islip, Long Island, after he received an anonymous tip about her whereabouts. Francis Buckheit, 65, was arrested and charged in connection to the disappearance of Emmarae Gervasi, 14, who was found on Friday on a boat in Islip, Long Island She was located by her father Frank Gervasi aboard a large boat just off Main Street after he received an anonymous tip about her whereabouts following '26 days of hell' Her family had been worried sick after her sudden vanishing, as Frank previously told DailyMail.com that prior to her coming home, the last time he spoke to his daughter she asked him what he was making for dinner. Her family had been worried sick after her sudden vanishing on December 9, as Frank previously told DailyMail.com the last time he spoke to his daughter she asked him what he was making for dinner After being found safe, Emmarae is now recovering in the hospital and the case remains an active investigation 'I bust into the boat and recovered my daughter.