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PRESS RELEASE #11 – Recovery Efforts Will Resume On Wisconsin River

April 21, 2015 By admin Leave a Comment

Richland Center, WI: The recovery operation will resume today to locate 5-year-old Angela Girton who fell into the Wisconsin River on April 6, 2015. Her body has not been found at this time. River search operations were suspended last week due to high water, but river bank searches have continued and cadaver dog teams from Wisconsin K9SOS Search and Rescue and K9 Emergency Response Team (KERT) aided in the efforts.

Bruce’s Legacy will be on site again today to further assist in the recovery operation. The following agencies have also been involved in recent efforts: Richland County Emergency Management, Lone Rock Fire and EMS Departments, Blue River Fire Department, Wisconsin DNR, Richland County Sherriff’s Department, and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. Additional information will be released as soon as it is made available.

WI River Search for Child Release #11 4-21-2015

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