(VANDALIA) The investigation is continuing into the drowning death of a 9 year old girl in Fayette County. Authorities report the unidentified girl became stuck under a log in the Kaskaskia River, near the Wren Bridge, near Vandalia, with the call coming in at around 2:30 this past Saturday. Law enforcement and emergency personnel as well as volunteers from throughout the area responded to the scene and continued the search until 3:00 early Sunday morning. After the recovery efforts continued in the 8:00 hour, the girl’s body was recovered at just after 11:00 yesterday morning. An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow morning to determine the cause of death. The identity of the girl is being withheld at this time. Fayette County authorities thank all rescue crews and others who assisted is the effort.
