Three DSU Students Missing
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| Andrew Keller |
| 11/2/2009 |
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| The three missing women have been identified as Afton Williamson, 20, Ashley Neufeld, 21, and Kyrston Gemar, 22. Police say the three called a friend, who was the last person to hear from them. "She got the call, they were talking something about water, and there were hysterical voices in the background," said Stark County Sheriff Clarence Tuhy. That friend contacted authorities at 11:45 Sunday night. The Sheriff said the three did not say where they were. Police investigated through the night and this morning and made a reverse 9-1-1 call to Stark, Dunn, and Billings Counties, reaching about 7,000 people. "Please be on the lookout for a White, 1997 Jeep Cherokee, with California plates 3UBN521. The vehicle has possibly three female occupants. Please check areas around water, dams, lakes, and rivers. If located or any information, please contact the Stark County Sheriff`s Office at 456-7610," was the automated message sent to residents. At about the same time the call was sent out, a plane went up to search for the three women. "Right now, we don`t even know where we`re supposed to be looking at. We are trying to target a big area, an area where we think they might be at, but as far as anything else," said Tuhy. Guy Fridley coached two of them last year before he resigned as the Dickinson State Softball coach. "They`re top-notch kids. The first thing that goes through your mind is disbelief. You don`t believe something like that to happen, especially to kids you`ve grown close to for three years," said Fridley. For Dickinson State Students, it`s the same concern. "This is pretty scary, to know it can hit this close to home. It just doesn`t seem like it should happen around here," said DSU student Marc Zingarelli. "We hope the students are found and they`re found to be safe, and our thoughts, and our prayers, go to the students, families, and friends," said DSU President Richard McCallum. Sheriff Tuhy says teams have searched Patterson Lake and some lakes north of Dickinson. The investigation has been handed over to Dickinson Police. Police Chief Chuck Rummel says the air search has been suspended for tonight and will resume Tuesday morning. If you have any information, contact the Dickinson Police Department at 456-7759. |
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