LINN COUNTY—A friend has established an online fundraiser after two missing boys were found dead on a lake in Linn County.
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Just after 8p.m. January 27, sheriff's deputies responded to the Lake Chaparral Community in rural Linn County for a report of two missing 8-year-old boys who had not been seen for several hours, according to Linn County Sheriff James Akes.
Deputies quickly assessed the need for more resources, the Linn County Fire Department responded to the area and assisted in the search for the boys. Searchers found evidence leading them to believe the boys had been around the lake. The Sheriff’s Office utilized an aerial drone to search above the water and the two boys were discovered deceased in the water and trapped under the ice.
The Overland Park Fire Dive Team was called in for assistance retrieving the two juveniles from the icy water. The sheriff released no additional details early Tuesday.