EXTRA: Report: Body found in hunt for missing New Zealand child
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Wellington - New Zealand police searching for a 2-year-old girl who disappeared in an Auckland suburb a week ago found a body Monday night, local mayor Bob Harvey told the New Zealand Herald. The body was found after a search team began digging around a storm drain near the Henderson house where Aisling Symes was last seen on October 5, news reports said. There was no immediate confirmation from police.
Copyright DPA
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