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The bodies of three girls who went missing last month have been found.
Lah Tray Moo, 18, Laiana Green, 18, and Eh Cress Moo, 11, disappeared while on an April 15 fishing trip on the Missouri River in Omaha, Neb., WOWT reported.
One of the girls slipped into the water, and as the others tried to help, they drowned. A 13-year-old who was with the group was unharmed but is mourning the loss after witnessing the tragedy, per NBC News.
On Wednesday, April 30, the Omaha Fire Department confirmed “all three girls have been recovered” after a two-week search.
“We extend our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of these girls. The loss of these young lives has touched our entire community, and our hearts continue to be with you now and in the days ahead,” they said in a statement.
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Tray Moo was found near NP Dodge Park on Saturday, April 26, and after Green and Cress Moo’s bodies were recovered on Tuesday, April 29, the search was called off, Omaha’s KMTV reported.
Green’s aunt, Nichelle Griffy, told KMTV the family was “feeling relieved that we have all three girls physically now.”
“We’re sad, but we’re thankful that we have them now,” she said. “We are a community that is strengthening. The gain is more so the support we have for each other.”
As the search went on before this week’s discovery, community members helped the families by preparing meals for search parties at the area where the three girls went missing.
“We all sharing the same loss right now, so not even different languages could outshine your heart,” Griffy told KMTV as families of the victims gathered along the Missouri River.
Community advocate Chrome Louis thanked those who offered support.
“Together we couldn’t have did it, without all the prayers, without all the help nationwide, without all the tuning into the lives, without everybody showing up and community support,” he told KMTV.
Louis believes the deaths and future incidents could be preventable with the help of “more signs,” such as “do not swim” or “danger in the water.”
“Through this process, I learned a lot about the river that I didn’t even know,” he said. “The average person don’t know how really seriously dangerous this river really is.”
