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JUSTICE AND A STOLEN CAR CHASE THAT ENDED IN EAST PRICE HILL BACK IN MAY. WE’RE WAITING TO LEARN THE NAME OF THE PERSON FOUND DEAD INSIDE OF A CAR FLIPPED INTO A CREEK IN CAMPBELL COUNTY. CAMPBELL COUNTY POLICE SAY AN IPHONE CRASH DETECTION ALERT CAME IN LAST NIGHT, ALONG WITH A MISSING PERSON FROM MELBOURNE. ABOUT 13 HOURS LATER, CREWS FOUND THE CAR IN A SHALLOW SECTION OF LLOYD CREEK. POLICE SAY THE PERSON WAS A
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Missing person found dead in submerged car after iPhone crash alert prompts search
A body has been recovered after Campbell County, Kentucky, authorities launched a multi-agency search after an iPhone crash-detection alert and a missing-person report Friday.Campbell County Police Department responded to an iPhone crash detection alert and a subsequent missing person report in the Melbourne area.An extensive search ensued in the area with multiple crews, including a water rescue team.After a lengthy search, first responders were preparing to expand search operations Saturday morning when they were notified that the vehicle and the missing person had been located upside down in a shallow section of Lloyd Creek, a significant distance from the original alert location.The local coroner responded to the scene following the recovery.
A body has been recovered after Campbell County, Kentucky, authorities launched a multi-agency search after an iPhone crash-detection alert and a missing-person report Friday.
Campbell County Police Department responded to an iPhone crash detection alert and a subsequent missing person report in the Melbourne area.
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An extensive search ensued in the area with multiple crews, including a water rescue team.
After a lengthy search, first responders were preparing to expand search operations Saturday morning when they were notified that the vehicle and the missing person had been located upside down in a shallow section of Lloyd Creek, a significant distance from the original alert location.
The local coroner responded to the scene following the recovery.
