Instancing Error

I am getting a random instancing error using Torque X 2D. I am simply trying to access the object database and assign an object with a given name to a variable in code. Here is an example.

Game.Instance.SceneLoader.Load(@"data\levels\levelData.txscene");

T2DSceneObject _camera = TorqueObjectDatabase.Instance.FindObject<T2DSceneObject>("Camera");

T2DAnimatedSprite _player = TorqueObjectDatabase.Instance.FindObject<T2DAnimatedSprite>("player");

_camera.Mount(_player, "", true);

The exact error reads: NullReferenceException was unhandled; Object reference not set to an instance of an object. This refers to both the _camera and _player variables.

Here is some code from my levelData.txscene:

<AnimatedSprite name="player">
<CreateWithPhysics>false</CreateWithPhysics>
<CreateWithCollision>false</CreateWithCollision>
<ObjectType>
<object objTypeRef="t2dAnimatedSpriteType" />
</ObjectType>
<Pool>false</Pool>
<PoolWithComponents>false</PoolWithComponents>
<IsTemplate>false</IsTemplate>
<IsPersistent>false</IsPersistent>
<Layer>0</Layer>
<Size>
<X>26.250</X>
<Y>26.250</Y>
</Size>
<Position>
<X>-30.207</X>
<Y>16.963</Y>
</Position>
<Rotation>0</Rotation>
<CollisionsEnabled>true</CollisionsEnabled>
<Visible>true</Visible>
<VisibilityLevel>1</VisibilityLevel>
<FlipX>false</FlipX>
<FlipY>false</FlipY>
<SortPoint>
<X>0.000000</X>
<Y>0.000000</Y>
</SortPoint>
<AnimationData nameRef="YotoIdle01Animation" />
<StartFrame>0</StartFrame>
<RandomStart>false</RandomStart>
<PlayOnLoad>true</PlayOnLoad>
<RemoveOnFinished>false</RemoveOnFinished>
</AnimatedSprite>

I am clearly naming the object correctly and yet I have received this error randomly in several different instances. It is extremely annoying and I would very much like to find a verified solution to this issue I keep running into. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks