Hunters find bodies believed to be missing Iowa cousins
Posted: 12/05/2012
EVANSDALE, Iowa - Authorities say hunters have found bodies believed to be two young Iowa cousins who disappeared while riding their bikes in July.
Black Hawk County sheriff's Capt. Rick Abben said during a news conference that the bodies were found Wednesday afternoon, though he wouldn't say where.
Abben says both are being sent to the state medical examiner's office to verify they are the bodies of 11-year-old Lyric Cook and 9-year-old Elizabeth Collins.
The two girls vanished July 13 near Meyers Lake in Evansdale, about 110 miles northeast of Des Moines. Their bikes were found near the lake.
Abben appeared to be fighting back tears as he said, "the outcome was not the one we wanted."
Abben says the area where the bodies were found is still being processed.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
PRINT
National Headlines
-
Annual survey reveals the best beaches
This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. 1.
-
16 hurt in bus crash near ATL airport
Sixteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said.
-
RAW VIDEO: WA State bridge collapse
-
Woman uses Facebook for tornado aid
-
Oversize load causes I-5 bridge collapse
-
Timeline: Jodi Arias murder case
-
Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty
- Trending now on newsnet5
