HAMMOND, Ind. — The body of a missing 12-year-old Missouri boy was pulled from the Little Calumet River late Monday, the Lake County Indiana coroner’s office confirmed Tuesday.
Kyrin Carter, who was on the autism spectrum, was last seen on surveillance video at around 12:30 p.m. May 15, leaving the Best Western where he and his family were staying while in Hammond, Indiana, for an engagement party, WMAQ reported.
A body has been found in the Little Calumet River, not far from where 12 y.o. Kyrin Carter was reported missing. Hammond PD not confirming if it’s the boy. We’re live on @nbcchicago in Hammond this AM. pic.twitter.com/Q359hFrKjF
— Lisa Chavarria NBC5 (@LisaChavarria) May 25, 2021
Police said that multiple agencies agreed Friday to temporarily suspend the flow of water into the Little Calumet River “in an attempt to get as deep into the river as possible,” WXIN reported.
A volunteer kayaker alerted police at around 8:15 p.m. that a body had been located in the river about 300 feet from the hotel, WGN-TV reported.
A dive team responded to the scene and pulled the body from the water, WMAQ reported.
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