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Two Rivers police recover body of missing seven-year-old boy in West Twin River

Police and the Wisconsin DNR say his body was found in 5 to 6 feet of water. Recovery operations continued until late Sunday morning, police say.
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Two Rivers police say they've recovered the body of missing seven-year old Jacob Baer. He was found Sunday morning in the West Twin River in Two Rivers, according to police.

In a statement on Facebook, police said:

"This morning the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was able to identify a possible location, in 5 to 6 feet of water, for what was believed to be Jacob. Recovery operations continued until late this morning. A body was recovered from that location and was positively identified as Jacob Baer."

The Two Rivers Police say that this incident is still under investigation and no further information will be released at this time.

Earlier in the search, police announced items believed to belong to Baer had been located in the water of the West Twin River.

Police said the items were located Saturday night, and on Sunday morning, the DNR identified an area of interest in the water near the items during their search.

He was first reported missing on Saturday afternoon, having last been seen at Veteran's Park in Two Rivers around 4:30 p.m.