03-03-2011, 09:25 AM
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- Divers are set to continue searching a South Florida canal, where the bodies of two children were found stuffed in luggage.
The Delray Beach Police Department's dive team plans to return there Thursday morning, one day after their gruesome discovery. The body of a little girl, believed to be between six and 10 years old, was found in a duffle bag floating in the canal Wednesday morning. Hours later, the body of a boy, believed to be between 10 and 12 years old, was found stuffed in a suitcase a half-mile away.
A homeowner was the first to alert police after noticing something suspicious floating in the canal.
Delray Beach Police said the canal is so large that the bodies could've been dumped from multiple locations. "This is really devastating, it's devastating for them, and for all of us as an agency," said Delray Beach Police Department Sergeant Nicole Guerriero. "It's horrific to think that something happened to these two children and this is the way that they were found. It's something that no one, as a police officer or as a detective, ever wants to see."
Police said the bodies didn't immediately match the descriptions of any known missing children. It is unclear how long the bodies have been floating in the canal.
The Delray Beach Police Department's dive team plans to return there Thursday morning, one day after their gruesome discovery. The body of a little girl, believed to be between six and 10 years old, was found in a duffle bag floating in the canal Wednesday morning. Hours later, the body of a boy, believed to be between 10 and 12 years old, was found stuffed in a suitcase a half-mile away.
A homeowner was the first to alert police after noticing something suspicious floating in the canal.
Delray Beach Police said the canal is so large that the bodies could've been dumped from multiple locations. "This is really devastating, it's devastating for them, and for all of us as an agency," said Delray Beach Police Department Sergeant Nicole Guerriero. "It's horrific to think that something happened to these two children and this is the way that they were found. It's something that no one, as a police officer or as a detective, ever wants to see."
Police said the bodies didn't immediately match the descriptions of any known missing children. It is unclear how long the bodies have been floating in the canal.