Bodies of 2 children found in park lagoon (Missing Milwaukee boys)

[dolo amber]

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=416162T


The discovery of two children's bodies in the McGovern Park lagoon Friday night fueled fears that the search for two boys missing for almost a month was nearing a tragic end.

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Police and the Fire Department Dive Rescue Team arrived a short time later, and a body, "not a young child and not an adult," was recovered from the lagoon, Hegerty said during a news conference shortly after 9:30 p.m.

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While discussing details of the first body's discovery, Hegerty said investigators had not determined the gender, race or age. The body was fully clothed and decomposed, and it "looks like the body has been in the lagoon for quite some time," she said.

The body was not bound or in any kind of container, Hegerty said.


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The discoveries triggered speculation that the bodies were those of Quadrevion Henning, 12, and Purvis Virginia Parker, 11, who disappeared March 19 from their neighborhood near N. 53rd St. and W. Hampton Ave., less than a mile from McGovern Park.
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They're not making an official announcement pending autopsy results, but a spokesperson for one of the families is all over the news this morning reporting that the father of Quadrevion Henning has positively IDd his son. :(

[ginnyinWI]

1. a sad end to a sad story

This isn't the first time children in Milwaukee have been found drowned--and it's usually in the Springtime.

[thecrow]

2. Could they have wandered onto thin ice?

[hang a left]

5. I hope that is what happened and not something monstrous.

[dolo amber]

6. The police chief said when they initially searched

the lagoon it was indeed covered with ice. I'm also keeping my fingers crossed that this was just a tragic accident. :(

[rodeodance]

9. and also a very muddy bottom--so not able to watk through all of it.

[bmxeroftruth]

3. yes that is sad

[judaspriestess]

4. my condolences to the parents

this just sucks...

[austengirl]

7. That's really too bad.

How awful to lose your child. Condolences to the parents of both boys. I was really hoping this story would have a positive outcome, but they just had been missing for too long without the investigation turning up any real leads.

[eyesroll]

8. The Journal-Sentinel is reporting that both bodies have been ID'd

:(

Very sad news, but I am glad the families have (some) answers now...too many don't.

[montana_hazeleyes]

10. I've read that

after the autopsies it has been announced that both boys died as a result of accidental drowning and absolutely no signs of foul play.

Tragic end but after all this time hope was fading that they'd be found alive.