Body of missing Americus teen located in pond near Arch Helms Road
The teen’s mother reported her missing at around 8 p.m. on Saturday night
AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) - The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has located the body of the missing 13-year-old girl in Americus.
At around 12:15 p.m., officials with the sheriff’s office found Letia Green in a pond near the intersection of Arch Helms Road and Salters Mill Road in Americus.
At around 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, Green’s mother reported her missing after checking her room and her not being there. The last time she was seen was at around 3 p.m. that same day.
Sheriff Eric Bryant tells WALB that the sheriff’s office, along with the community, resumed the search for Green on Sunday morning.
Bryant said there was “overwhelming support from the community.”
At around 10 a.m. on Sunday, authorities reported that they had located her bike about half a mile from her home.
The sheriff says the family has been notified. The Sumter County Coroner is currently at the scene.
There is no official cause of death, however, it seems to be an accidental drowning, according to officials.
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