HALIFAX, Pa. (WHTM) – Crews spent about six hours Friday searching for a child in the Susquehanna River above the Clarks Ferry Bridge in upper Dauphin County.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, the now missing 8-year-old boy and his 10-year-old brother were playing near the area of Old Trail Road in a creek that runs into the river around 2:15 p.m.
The 10-year-old called 911 to report that his younger brother had entered the water.
Several agencies converged at the scene, using boats and helicopters to aid in the search.
Shortly after 8 p.m., crews began leaving the scene.
The search for the missing child was slated to resume at 9 a.m.
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