Officials in Chester announced Tuesday afternoon that the recovery effort for 6-year-old Li’najah Brooker was called off after an intense search for her began when she fell into Chester Creek Saturday evening.
The search for a little girl who fell into Chester Creek has been suspended, as a family and city grieve.Officials in Chester announced Tuesday afternoon that the recovery effort for 6-year-old Li’najah Brooker was called off after an intense search for her began when she fell into Chester Creek Saturday evening, after heavy rain fell much of the day.Chester’s mayor, Stefan Roots, stated, "As Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania, I stand before our community today with a heavy heart.
Officials began an intensive rescue search for the little girl, but switched to a recovery effort Sunday once there were no signs of the child.Search crews estimated that based on where Brooker fell into the rushing creek, it would have taken less than 10 minutes to reach the mouth of the Delaware River.Their search area stretched from where Brooker fell into the creek downstream into the Delaware River, and included boats, drones and a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter.
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