Missing 9-Year-Old Found Dead

The extensive search went on for two days.

(Florence, Ky.) - The search for Jenny Din ended in tragedy on Saturday evening. 

After a lengthy search, the 9-year-old was found dead in a pond near her home, according to the Boone County Sheriff's Office. 

Din had been missing from her Macintosh Lane home since Friday around 5:30 p.m.

Several volunteers and agencies assisted in the search operation including: 

  • Boone County Sheriff’s Office
  • Florence Police Department
  • Boone County Fiscal Court
  • Boone County Emergency Management
  • Kenton County Emergency Management
  • Campbell County Emergency Management
  • Kentucky State Police
  • FBI
  • Kenton County Sheriff’s Office
  • Campbell County Land Search and Rescue (SAR)
  • Hamilton County SAR
  • Pendleton County SAR
  • Burlington Fire Protection District
  • Hebron Fire Protection District
  • Florence Fire/EMS
  • Cincinnati Fire Department
  • Miami Township Fire Department
  • Campbell Fire Rescue
  • Little Miami Fire Department
  • Sanitation District No. 1
  • American Red Cross
  • Various Local Business

The ground area covered was approximately four square miles. Approximately seven or eight miles were covered by air through drones and Kentucky State Police's helicopter, in addition to more ground miles tracked by law enforcement K-9. 

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