Body of 10-year-old Pennsylvania boy who went missing while kayaking found
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The body of a 10-year-old boy who went missing while kayaking on the Yellow Breeches Creek in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, has been found.
The 10-year-old boy went missing on Saturday, and his body was found on Wednesday morning, CBS affiliate WHP-TV reported. He was identified by the coroner as Matthew Coffroth Jr.
The search for Matthew Coffroth Jr.
On Tuesday, crews considered the search a recovery mission, WHP-TV reported.
Officials reportedly said on Tuesday that the boy was kayaking with three adults and three other children at the time he went missing. He was reportedly alone in his kayak and went under the water and did not come back up. WHP-TV reported that the boy was swept under debris.
The TV station reported the search for the boy started in Cumberland County near Limekiln Road, but crews moved to search downstream into York County. The boy's body was found about 1 mile from where he was last seen.
On the day he went missing, emergency officials responded to the scene and began searching for the boy within 10 minutes, WHP-TV reported. Crews searched every day for the boy.
