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Saturday, June 1, 2024

Search resumes for girl on Kansas River

Credit: 41 Action News
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Search resumes for girl on Kansas River
Search resumes for girl on Kansas River

An 11-year-old girl drowned Saturday at the Kansas River.

Crews have not yet recovered the girl.

WE HAVE THE DETAILS...NEW AT FIVE-- THESEARCH CONTINUES ONTHE KANSAS RIVER FOR AN11 YEAR OLD GIRL.THIS IS JUST ONE OF TWOTRAGIC DROWNINGINCIDENTS THIS WEEKEND.AS WE SHARED SATURDAY-- THE GIRL WAS PLAYINGWITH HER FAMILY NEARTHE RIVER.SHE WENT INTO THEWATER TO RETRIEVE ABEACH BALL WHENSTRONG CURRENTSSWEPT HER UNDER.41 ACTION NEREPORTER NICK STARLINGHAS BEEN ON THE SCENETODAY AS CREWSCONTINUE TO LOOK FORTHE GIRL.NICK WHAT'S THE LATEST?THIS IS HEARTBREAKINGFOR THIS GIRL'S FAMILY...RECOVERY CREWS HAVBEEN OUT SEARCHING FORTHE 11-YEAR OLD GIRL FOROVER 24 HOURSKCKFIRE SAYS HAVE NOWCONCLUDED THE SEARCHFOR TODAYBUT THESEARCH AREA IS LARGE--ITSPANS FROM HERE AT KAWPOINT UP RIVER TO 435ACCORDING TO THE KCKFIRE DEPARTMENT THISDROWNING HAPPENEDYESTERDAY AROUND 3-30WHEN THE GIRL AND HERFAMILY WERE OUT BY THEKANSAS RIVER WHEN ATHEY WERE PLAYING WITHA BALL THAT DRIFTED INTOTHE WATER-WHEN THEGIRL TRIED TO RECOVERTHE BALL..SHE WASSWEPT AWAY TOOTHE FAMILY TELL USOTHER MEMBERS WENT TORESCUE HER BUTCOULDN'T...AND THEY HADTO BE RESCUED BYCREWS.KCK FIRE TELL US TODAYTHEY HAD THREE BOATSWITH SONAR TECHNOLOGYAND FOUND NOTHINGTODAYTHE GIRLS FAMILYGATHERED BY THERIVERFRONTTODAYHOPING FOR ARECOVERYKCK FIRE TELL US THEYARE STILL DECIDINGWHETHER OR NOT THEYWILL GO BACK INTO THERIVER AND SEARCH FORTHE GIRLS BODY.REPORTING LIVENICK STARL

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