Story Published:
Jun 30, 2009 at 10:25 AM PDT
Story Updated:
Jun 30, 2009 at 10:32 AM PDT
MCCLEARY, Wash. -- As the search for a missing 10-year-old girl stretched into its fourth day Tuesday, more reinforcements were being brought in to assist.
The State Patrol will be flying a search pattern over the general McCleary area, scanning the ground with a heat-sensing camera. The video will be fed live back to the ground where officials can see the results in real-time.
Cadets from the Civil Air Patrol are also joining the growing search party for Lindsey Baum, who disappeared while walking home on Friday.
Lindsey Baum was last seen between 9 and 10 p.m. Friday when she left her friend's home on Maple Street, where she had been visiting, said Dave Pimentel of the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office.
Lindsey was going to walk the four blocks to her home on Mommsen Road, which is roughly a 10-minute walk. But something happened in that short distance - Lindsey never arrived home.
Her mysterious disappearance has left police, family - along with the whole town - baffled and concerned at the girl's disappearance in a town of 1,550 where everyone knows their neighbors.
Deputies say for those outside the area wanting to help, it's difficult to find things for them to do, but police do have this message for those who live in the area:
"The biggest thing to get the message to check their areas around their home get their neighbors involved in checking the areas around the houses," said Lt. David Porter with the Grays Harbor Sheriff's department.
He added that if anyone saw anything around that area Friday evening -- even something that might seem trivial -- to go ahead and give deputies a call. A tip line has been set up at 1-866-915-8299.
Meanwhile, friends and family members have planned a prayer vigil for Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. at Beerbauer Park.
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