04-26-2011, 05:10 PM
WWLTV.com
NEW ORLEANS – Police and search teams are looking for two 13-year-old brothers who haven’t been seen since going out to walk a neighbor’s dogs Easter Sunday in New Orleans East, according to the NOPD.
The two half brothers, Aarone Mitchell and Aarone Russell, were visiting each other for Easter. Mitchell lives in Lafayette while Russell goes to Carver.
Police had boats and helicopters searching the shoreline near Hayne Blvd. and Bass Street where neighbors said they saw the boys walking the dogs. An eyewitness said the boys had gone into the water near Lincoln Beach but then got out and were headed back to the neighborhood.
NOPD spokesman Officer Garry Flot said the father of the children recovered a wet pair of shorts belonging to one of the boys and the dog's collar near where they went missing, and then notified police.
Family members say they are disappointed by the official search so far.
"The police, they searched for an hour, two hours. I love them for that. But it took for me to get out here and get in the water myself and find a dog chain that belongs to the lady and a pair of shorts that belong to my son," said Aarone Simmons, the father of the boys. "I need to know when the diving team is coming out. If the diving team ain't going out, then we going in."
"Parent's just don't know the idea of how you can feel when your child is missing," said Karalynn Russell, Aarone Russell's mother. "You have no clue what is your next step. And right now we're just at a standstill, just waiting on information. So if there's anybody that can help us, we're willing to take it."
Mitchell lives in Lafayette and Russell goes to Carver High School.
NEW ORLEANS – Police and search teams are looking for two 13-year-old brothers who haven’t been seen since going out to walk a neighbor’s dogs Easter Sunday in New Orleans East, according to the NOPD.
The two half brothers, Aarone Mitchell and Aarone Russell, were visiting each other for Easter. Mitchell lives in Lafayette while Russell goes to Carver.
Police had boats and helicopters searching the shoreline near Hayne Blvd. and Bass Street where neighbors said they saw the boys walking the dogs. An eyewitness said the boys had gone into the water near Lincoln Beach but then got out and were headed back to the neighborhood.
NOPD spokesman Officer Garry Flot said the father of the children recovered a wet pair of shorts belonging to one of the boys and the dog's collar near where they went missing, and then notified police.
Family members say they are disappointed by the official search so far.
"The police, they searched for an hour, two hours. I love them for that. But it took for me to get out here and get in the water myself and find a dog chain that belongs to the lady and a pair of shorts that belong to my son," said Aarone Simmons, the father of the boys. "I need to know when the diving team is coming out. If the diving team ain't going out, then we going in."
"Parent's just don't know the idea of how you can feel when your child is missing," said Karalynn Russell, Aarone Russell's mother. "You have no clue what is your next step. And right now we're just at a standstill, just waiting on information. So if there's anybody that can help us, we're willing to take it."
Mitchell lives in Lafayette and Russell goes to Carver High School.