UPDATE: 2:45PM
Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski says the body of a ten year old boy has been recovered from a drainage ditch a day after he, and two other men, went missing, near 27th and Loomis.
The boy’s family has identified him as Mouhammad Arman Rashidullah. Lipski says he would have turned eleven years old on July 4th.
“The challenge is the persistence of it all,” Lipski said after several hours of searching Tuesday afternoon. “We were able to recover and deliver this young man back to his family and we still haven’t located the other two reported missing and I think that weighs heavy on everybody’s mind.”
Lipski says his crews have extended their search for the missing men closer to the lakefront near 1st and Becher and says they’re using drones to scan the shoreline in hopes of locating them.
ORIGINAL POST: 9AM
MILWAUKEE- Fire fighters, police officers, and a dive team are all back on Milwaukee’s south side today, resuming their search for a child and two men who have been missing since they were swept into a storm drain during Monday’s thunderstorm.
First responders called off the search Monday night after deeming the conditions too treacherous.
Fire fighters say they believe an 11 year old fell into the ditch and two men, ages 34 and 37, jumped in to rescue the child when all three were swept away.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims at this time,” MFD Captain Eric Pfeiffer said Monday. “Keep in mind that this is still a search operation and our work will continue until the victims are located.”
Police are asking people to stay clear of the area near 27th and Loomis as they continue their search but are asking anyone with information about the victims to come forward.
