NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) — Officials have found the body of a 12-year-old girl who was swept away in Shoal Creek last week at the Lime Kiln Park in Neosho.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the body of Kaylin Brown was found in the creek Sunday night by a recovery team.
The girl was swept away by rushing water last Wednesday after getting caught up in the hydraulic current below the dam. Rescue crews had to suspend the search on Thursday and Friday because of severe storms and rising water.
A man who had tried to rescue Kaylin, 34-year-old Trevor Hicks, was pulled from the water by rescue crews on Wednesday. His medical condition was not immediately known Monday.
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NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) — Search teams were looking for a 12-year-old girl who was swept away in a strong creek in Shoal Creek at Lime Kiln Park near Neosho, authorities said.
Officials were called to the park Wednesday afternoon for a water rescue. They pulled Trevor Hicks, 34, from the water, Neosho police Chief Jason Baird said in a news release.
Hicks went under while trying to rescue Kaylin Brown, who had been pulled into water by a strong current, Baird said.
Searchers looked for Kaylin until 9 p.m. Wednesday and resumed the search Thursday morning.
Hicks was unresponsive when he was rescued and remained in critical condition, Baird said. The creek is 90 minutes east of Coffeyville, Kansas