DAYTON — The two bodies pulled from the Great Miami River on Monday have been identified as a man and his 9-year-old daughter, who were reported missing last week.
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As News Center 7 previously reported, rescue crews were called to West Monument and West Riverview on Monday after a caller told dispatchers they spotted what they believed to be a body in the water.
Firefighters quickly put boats in the water.
“Once we found the one body, we did the grid search and we ended up finding a second body,” Mike Fasnacht, district fire chief with Dayton Fire Department, said.
The bodies were identified by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office as 9-year-old Scarlibeth Garcia Montes and her father, 28-year-old Oscar Garcia.
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Dayton police said Montes and Garcia were last seen on Sept. 11.
Officers said they found Scarlibeth’s shoes, socks, keys, a tablet, and a cell phone were all located near the Great Miami River.
Dayton police said their homicide squad is investigating the case.
We will continue to follow this story.
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