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Linn County sheriff reports two juveniles found dead in frozen lake; officials call incident a likely accident
Summary
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said two boys, ages 8 and 9, were found deceased in a frozen lake on Jan. 27. Deputies, local fire crews and dive teams searched; a critical-incident debriefing was held for first responders.
Sherry Vikes, speaking for the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, told county commissioners that on Jan. 27 deputies responded to reports of two missing boys in the Lake Chaparral area and that search teams discovered the juveniles deceased in icy water.
Vikes said deputies found a bicycle on the ice that led searchers to focus on the lake. An aerial drone located the children; dive teams from Overland Park and the Kansas Wildlife and Parks underwater drone unit…
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