Granite Falls, Washington. – The body of 6 year-old, Aidan McClanahan was recovered from the area around the Big Four Ice Caves around 9 pm on the evening of May 1st, 2016.
According to Lt. Norm Link with the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Officer, the six year old boy was reported missing from the trails near the Big Four Ice Caves by his family around 6:00 P.M.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office mobilized a search and rescue operation which included a helicopter deployment to assist in the search.
After over two hours of searching, the child was located in the river by SnoHAWK 10, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Helicopter Search Team.
Ground Crews recovered his body from the South Fork of the Stillaguamish River, about a mile downstream from the trail’s footbridge, which crosses the river. The ground Search and Rescue teams unsuccessfully attempted to revive him with CPR.
The boy’s family confirmed that they had been in the area of the footbridge by the river prior to the boy’s disappearance.
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