Body of 10-year-old Chippewa Falls girl found
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Law enforcement officials in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, said Monday they have found the body of a 10-year-old girl who was reported missing. Chippewa Falls Police Chief Matthew Kelm reported a homicide investigation is underway.
According to the Chippewa Falls Police Department, Illiana “Lily” Peters was last seen by family members Sunday evening. Her father contacted police at 9 p.m. after he said she had not returned from a visit to her aunt’s house.
The police department contacted additional family and friends, but the girl was not with them.
Police reported a bicycle believed to belong to the girl was found in the woods a short distance from her aunt’s house, near a walking trail between the end of North Grove Street and the Leinenkugel brewery’s parking lot.
K9 teams from the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake Hallie Police Department have been called in to search the surrounding area.
Illiana “Lily” Peters was last seen by family members Sunday evening. [Chippewa Falls Police Department]
Law enforcement officials, meanwhile, are conducting door-to-door canvassing.
The Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation determined that the incident did not meet the criteria for an Amber Alert at the time.
If anyone has any information, they’re asked to call the Chippewa County Dispatch Center at 715-726-7701 and select Option 1.