GEORGIA, VT — Vermont State Police recovered the body of a young girl Thursday evening who went missing after falling into the Lamoille River near Arrowhead Mountain Lake.
Members of the Vermont State Police Underwater Recovery Team located the body at about 5:40 p.m. Thursday.
Her body was brought to shore and transported to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
Crews continued searching until about 7 p.m. Thursday for a relative of the girl who had jumped into the water in an attempt to rescue her.
He was not located.
Search efforts ended for the day and are expected to resume Friday morning, July 3.
The incident was reported at about 7:50 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Highbridge Road, also known as Route 104A, and Arrowhead Lake Road.
Initial reports indicated a group of relatives were fishing along the shore when the young girl fell into the water, and a man jumped in to try to rescue her.
Neither of the individuals was seen after entering the water.
Emergency crews resumed search and recovery efforts Thursday morning.
The Vermont State Police is leading the operation, which includes VSP’s Underwater Recovery Team and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program.
Game wardens from the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife are assisting.
Conditions on the water have been challenging following strong thunderstorms overnight that caused water levels to rise and strengthened currents.
