Body of boy, 12, found in river, days after he disappeared
May 25, 2021
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HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) The body of a 12-year-old boy who was missing for more than a week was recovered from a river in northwestern Indiana, police said.
Kyrin Carter, who was autistic, disappeared from a Hammond hotel on May 15. He was from Kansas City, Missouri, and was in the area to visit relatives.
The body was discovered by a volunteer Monday night who was in a kayak on the Little Calumet River, about 300 feet from where the boy was reported missing, police said.
Hammond police Chief William Short and Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. gave the news to Kyrin s father, Leslie Carter of Gary, who could be heard screaming near the scene.
Police say the decision was made Friday to temporarily stop the flow of water into the river in an attempt to get as deep into the river as possible in the continued search for Carter.
At approximately 8:15 p.m. Monday, a volunteer kayaker spotted a body in the river. A dive team responded to the scene and were able to pull the body from the water.
Hammond police have not confirmed the identity of the individual found in the river, but have scheduled an 11 a.m. press conference for Tuesday to give updates to the public.
Dozens of family members and volunteers have scoured the area surrounding the hotel ever since Carter’s disappearance, which occurred when he was traveling to Indiana with his mother Danielle Duckworth for a family gathering.
Remains of missing Kansas City boy pulled from Indiana river
Courtesy Highland, Indiana, Police Department
Kyrin Carter went missing while visiting Indiana with family in May 2021.
and last updated 2021-05-25 12:47:51-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Indiana officials have found the body of a missing Kansas City boy who disappeared while on vacation.
The Lake County Coroner s Office confirmed the identity to 41 Action News Tuesday.
Kyrin Carter, 12, has autism and walked away from the Best Western in Hammond, Indiana, on May 15.
Search efforts have been ongoing, and local officials recently began stopping the flow to the Little Calumet River to search for the missing child.
Body Found In Little Calumet River Identified As Missing 12-Year-Old Kyrin Carter
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CHICAGO (CBS)– The body found in the Little Calumet River has been identified as 12-year-old Kyrin Carter, who went missing last week in Hammond, Indiana, the Lake County Coroner’s Officer confirmed.
A dive team removed the body from the Little Calumet River just 300 feet west of where 12-year-old Kyrin Carer, was last seen at a Best Western Hotel in Hammond, Indiana.
Police said the teen’s body was found, around 8:15 p.m. Monday, by a volunteer kayaker involved in the search for the missing teen. Hammond police will provide an update later Tuesday morning.