08-06-2012, 06:10 PM
they gave him beer?? if they find a body, i'd like to know his blood alcohol! this changes everything.
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Officials made a statement at 4:05 p.m. Eureka-Wildwood editor Julie Brown Patton was on the scene for the update. About 24 police cars and trucks left the accident area between 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m., representing a major change in search shifts.
St. Louis County Police officials said crews are still looking for missing 12-year-old Christopher Marks while the screech of rail cars rumble in the background of nearby railroad tracks.
Marks, from Affton, has been missing since Sunday evening from the Meramec River in Pacific Palisades Conservation Area near the Eureka-Pacific borderline. He was at the river with his stepfather, twin sister and four friends.
Lt. James Mundell said that crews are still looking to find the boy and while the public's interest is appreciated, police are asking that volunteers do not come join the search.
"It can interfere with our tracking dogs," he said.
One such volunteer was Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) member Kevin McLean, who came with gear and a large bottle of cold water, ready to walk the terrain. He is a friend of one of the family members, who all said they wanted to canvass the area while it was still daylight.
KMOV's Emily Rau is reporting via Twitter that Christopher had beer.
"Chris' sister says he did have a few drinks of a beer last night. But says he could handle the strong current," her Tweet reported.
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Officials made a statement at 4:05 p.m. Eureka-Wildwood editor Julie Brown Patton was on the scene for the update. About 24 police cars and trucks left the accident area between 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m., representing a major change in search shifts.
St. Louis County Police officials said crews are still looking for missing 12-year-old Christopher Marks while the screech of rail cars rumble in the background of nearby railroad tracks.
Marks, from Affton, has been missing since Sunday evening from the Meramec River in Pacific Palisades Conservation Area near the Eureka-Pacific borderline. He was at the river with his stepfather, twin sister and four friends.
Lt. James Mundell said that crews are still looking to find the boy and while the public's interest is appreciated, police are asking that volunteers do not come join the search.
"It can interfere with our tracking dogs," he said.
One such volunteer was Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) member Kevin McLean, who came with gear and a large bottle of cold water, ready to walk the terrain. He is a friend of one of the family members, who all said they wanted to canvass the area while it was still daylight.
KMOV's Emily Rau is reporting via Twitter that Christopher had beer.
"Chris' sister says he did have a few drinks of a beer last night. But says he could handle the strong current," her Tweet reported.