With lower water levels, crews search along Mississippi River in Winona for Madeline Kingsbury
WINONA, Minn. – The search for a missing Minnesota mother continued Saturday, nearly two months after her disappearance.
Volunteers organized a shoreline search along the Mississippi River in Winona, hoping for some sign of Madeline Kingsbury.
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She disappeared in March after dropping her children off at daycare with their father. He told police she left the house in a blue van after that, but never came back.
Search teams are hoping lower water levels along the river and Latch Island give them new leads, after a long season of spring flooding.
"It feels like a long time coming right now, just with the water levels that have been up high, so it's been something that is on our to-do list that we just haven't had access to," said Michaela Rieple, Kingsbury's friend. "Although it's emotionally overwhelming, it's good to be back and searching somewhere that's going to be effective."
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There is a $50,000 reward for information that leads to finding Kingsbury.
Police have said her disappearance was suspicious, but have not named any persons of interest in the case.