Crews working to recover 5-year-old girl

Missouri State Highway Patrol officials are searching for a child in Longview Lake.

BREAKING NEWS TONIGHTAT TEN -- A 5 YEAR OLDPRESUMED DEAD AFTERDISAPPEARINGUNDERWATER ATLONGVIEW LAKE.WE SHARED THAT EARLIERTONIGHT THAT MISSOURIHIGHWAY PATROL WASSEARCHING FOR THECHILD.BUT WE'RE LEARNINGNOW THAT THOSEEFFORTS ARE SHIFTING.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ANDRESGUTIERREZ IS AT THESCENE TONIGHT -- ANDRESWHAT'S THE LATEST?GABRIELLA--THERE'S HEARTBREAKOUT HERE AT LONGVIEWLAKE TONIGHT--THE MISSOURI STATEHIGHWAY PATROL SAYSTHIS IS NO LONGER ARESCUE OPERATION FORTHEIR DIVERSTHEY ARE SEARCHINGFOR THE BODY OF THAT5-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHODROWNED.THE DIVE TEAM GOTCALLED OUT JUST BEFORESIX THIS EVENING.THEY WERE TOLD THATTHE LITTLE GIRL WAS ON ALILY PAD WITH A GROUP OFPEOPLE OFF THE BANKSOF THE LAKE.SOME HOW SHE ENDEDUP IN THE WATER.SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TOSWIM AND WASN'TWEARING HER LIFEJACKET.SOME GOOD SAMARITANON SEA-DOOS HEARD THESCREAMS FOR HELP.THEY WERE ABLE TO PULLTHE OTHERS OUT OF THEWATERS BUT NOT THEYOUNG GIRL.Sgt.

Bill Lowe/Missouri StateHighway Patrol/You know we"redevastated just like anybodywould that we"re lookingfor a child and I can"timagine the parent of whattheir feelings are whatthey"re going through theirlife has been turned 180it"s a tragedy that we seetoo often because we"regoing to have a good time weget there but there"scertain precautions that weneed to take because the lakeis not a forgiving areaTHE NIGHTTIMECONDITIONS ARECHALLENGE FOR DIVERS.BUT THEY'RE GOING TOKEEP LOOKING FOR HERUNTIL THEY'RE EXHAUSTEDOR HAVE SEARCH THEAREA WHERE THE GIRLWAS LAST SEEN BEFOREENDING THEIROPERATIONS.

THEY WILLCONTINUE IN THEMORNING.LIVE IN LEES SUMMIT.ANDRES GUTIERREZ.

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