7 Year Old Willow Long Missing Since 9/8/13 in Watson, IL

[MuffyBee]

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5 minutes ago
We have a photo gallery of images from Watson, as the search for 7-year old Willow Long continues. PHOTOS: http://goo.gl/x2rZbv


Photos - Searching for Willow Long of Watson

Photos from the efforts to locate 7-year old Willow Long of Watson, missing since Sunday morning. Latest updates are here: http://goo.gl/Szc35F

[MuffyBee]

(Same photo gallery as above in FB)

September 9, 2013 Tweets
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We have a photo gallery of images from Watson, as the search for 7-year old Willow Long continues. PHOTOS: http://goo.gl/x2rZbv

[Tamikosmom]

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[Tamikosmom]

Considering I don't do Facebook or Twitter (yet) ... I appreciate your updates Muffy.  There is a saying "Hoping for the best but preparing for the worst".  That is were I am at this moment in time.

Janet

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UPDATE: Authorities Searching for Missing Watson Girl
Published on September 8 2013 12:54 pm   
Last Updated on September 9 2013 11:58 am   
Written by Wayne Moran
   
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[MuffyBee]

Considering I don't do Facebook or Twitter (yet) ... I appreciate your updates Muffy.  There is a saying "Hoping for the best but preparing for the worst".  That is were I am at this moment in time.

Janet

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UPDATE: Authorities Searching for Missing Watson Girl
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Last Updated on September 9 2013 11:58 am   
Written by Wayne Moran
   
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You're welcome Janet.  I hope we receive some good news soon.  I agree with your sentiments in the saying you've quoted "hoping for the best, preparing for the worst".  It's applicable in many of the missing person's cases.  I remain hopeful Willow will be found safe and soon. 

[Tamikosmom]

Life beckons outside the computer room this afternoon.  When I return a posted positive update would make my day.

Janet
12:05 PM PT

[MuffyBee]

Life beckons outside the computer room this afternoon.  When I return a posted positive update would make my day.

Janet
12:05 PM PT

Have a good afternoon Janet.   

[MuffyBee]

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about a minute ago
VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED until 5pm in the search for 7-year old Willow Long if Watson, due to the heat. Volunteers will resume at 5pm. SUPPLIES FOR VOLUNTEERS are again being accepted at Culver's in Effingham, and will leave at 4pm for Watson. BOTTLED WATER or sports drinks are a need (no soda), healthy snacks, sunscreen, insect repellent and towels are items that will be helpful.

[MuffyBee]

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UPDATE: Authorities Searching for Missing Watson Girl
Published on September 8 2013 12:54 pm   
Last Updated on September 9 2013 2:34 pm   

 
1PM UPDATE: The search for Willow Long took a break this afternoon to allow searchers time for some shade and rest. At an early afternoon media briefing, Effingham County Chief Deputy Sheriff John Niccum said, "There's not much change; we are still investigating; we are still searching." When asked how long the search will continue, Niccum said, "We don't know when it will end." Effingham and Watson firefighter J.R. Nieman said searchers have covered 18 square miles of the 20 square miles targeted initially. Nieman said some areas have been double- and triple-checked.

As the heat index hovered around 100 degrees, Nieman said, "We're concerned that she's seven years old, with the heat and humidity, out overnight." He said best estimates are that Willow could have traveled three miles from her home, and said that's why the search was initially concentrated in that area.

Officials again asked that anyone with video footage from Watson Sunday or today should contact the Effingham County Sheriff's Department. That includes outdoor video surveillance cameras or footage you might have been shooting of a birthday party. They say while you were concentrating on something in the foreground of the video, there might be something in the background that could help authorities in their search.

Also, those who live on farms or in rural areas are being asked to please check in their outbuildings. And, check whether toys might be missing or might have been moved from where they were last night.

Shumway firefighter Justin Quandt told residents that searchers would be going on their properties, but to not be alarmed, "it's us" he said.
 

[MuffyBee]

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12 minutes ago
UPDATE: Effingham & Watson Firefighter J.R. Nieman said, "We're concerned that she's seven years old, with the heat and humidity, out overnight." More from the update here: http://goo.gl/3bM1NT

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Hope she is found safe!

[MuffyBee]

September 9, 2013 Tweets
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Effingham County Sheriff John Monnet to make a live statement on the news at 5 on 979 XFM. Latest update: http://goo.gl/2NxthR

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4PM UPDATE: Volunteer searches resume at 5pm. Those wishing to volunteer should report to the Watson Civic Center: http://goo.gl/2NxthR

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UPDATE: Authorities Searching for Missing Watson Girl
Published on September 8 2013 12:54 pm   
Last Updated on September 9 2013 4:26 pm   

 
4PM UPDATE: The search for Willow will resume at 5pm. All responders, emergency and volunteeer, were allowed time for rest and rehab starting at 2pm. A full search effort will progress until 8pm. At that time, due to lack of daylight the search efforts of the volunteer responders will be suspended until further notice. Search efforts by emergency-trained responders will be coordinated from that point, based on the progress made between 5 and 8pm. Authorities are reporting no additional leads. Effingham County Sheriff John Monnet will make a live statement at 5pm, and we will carry that on the news at 5 on 979 XFM and KJ Country 102.3.
 

[MuffyBee]

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24 minutes ago
4PM UPDATE: Volunteer searches will resume at 5pm. Those wishing to volunteer should report to the Watson Civic Center. Effingham County Sheriff John Monnet will make a live statement at 5pm, and we'll carry it on the news at 5 on 979 XFM. LATEST UPDATE HERE: http://goo.gl/2NxthR

[MuffyBee]

http://www.mywabashvalley.com/story/search-continues-for-effingham-county-girl/d/story/xkU9c6rKP0C80q7GVodYMw
Search Continues for Effingham County Girl
September 6, 2013 16:21 PM

 
The seven-year-old went missing between 9 and 10:15 am, that's when officials believe she simply wandered off and then got lost.
   
"As time goes on now our fear is because she's out there alone, and she spent one night out alone and that's where our concern is," said Effingham County Sheriff John Monnet.   
   
Since then they have been working around the clock, looking on land and from the sky, for any sign of Willow.

 "We are just double checking in to make sure that we didn't miss anything during the night hours because most of our searching last night was during the nighttime where we could've missed something," said Quandte.

 

Police say the reason that an amber alert has not been issued for willow is that they do not believe she was abducted.
   
If later on authorities do believe she could have been taken, Illinois State Police can still issue that alert.

[texasmom]

Note:  This was before they found the shirt Willow was believed to be wearing.

http://youtu.be/GMWhqyQ5QuQ

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/GMWhqyQ5QuQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/GMWhqyQ5QuQ</a>

Published on Sep 8, 2013
Press conference with Effingham County Sheriff John Monnet, on missing 7-year old Willow Long of Watson, IL. FULL STORY: http://goo.gl/2NxthR

[MuffyBee]

Mom's Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/ice713/photos
Ciara DeRyke

[MuffyBee]

Willow's Dad:

https://www.facebook.com/thomas.long.319247
Thomas Long

[MuffyBee]

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UPDATE: Authorities Searching for Missing Watson Girl
Published on September 8 2013 12:54 pm   
Last Updated on September 9 2013 6:46 pm   
Written by Wayne Moran


 

   6PM UPDATE: Effingham County Sheriff John Monnet said in a statement that volunteer searches will cease as planned at 8pm. Air searches will resume this evening, using thermal imaging. Officials will also be out searching the area as well, in the continued effort to locate Long, now missing for more than 30 hours.

Monnet said that the continued heat was one of the primary reasons volunteers were being suspended, saying "because of the high temperatures today, we had three that were taken to the hospital in Effingham, and seven others that were looked at by EMS. Because of that, my fear is that we don't want to lose anybody during this hot weather." Monnet went on to say, "for the safety and sake of all the civilians, we figure that we will just use our emergency service people from this point on."

There are no plans to utilize volunteer searchers on Tuesday, or going forward at this point. Monnet said if the situation were to change, and volunteers were again needed, the word would be put out.

The number of volunteers, well in excess of 300 for the second day in a row was brought up, and Monnet said, "it's something that I've never experienced before, but to see the people come together and want to acomplish what we are acomplishing today is amazing, and I think it has a lot to say for the community and our surrounding counties."

Below is video of Monnet's press briefing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ihkuSSRPBuc
Monday evening update on missing 7-year old girl from Watson, IL  8:40