UPDATED: The search for Robert Manwill: Coroner working to ID body found in canal
Published: 08/03/09
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The Ada County Coroner is trying to identify a body found in a canal between Boise and Kuna near Cloverdale Road and Hubbard Road.
Boise police postponed a press conference to update the disappearance of 8-year-old Robert Manwill while investigators determine whether this is connected.
The canal is about two miles southwest of a home Boise police searched Friday night — but it's also connected to the New York Canal, which runs less than half a mile south of the Vista Avenue apartment complex from which Manwill was reported missing.
A canal company worker said it would be possible for a body to travel from where the canal passes Vista Avenue to where a body was found Monday.
In the past several years, bodies have been known to travel far down canals over several days and even a few weeks.
UPDATED~Photo Gallery: Search for 8-year-old Robert Manwill
http://www.idahostatesman.com/397/gallery/848267.html
MAP: Where the body was found
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Article:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/854612.html
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UPDATED: Body found in Kuna canal could be linked to Robert Manwill investigation
August 3, 2009
Updated 20 minutes ago
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A boy's body has been found in a canal near Kuna, and officials believe the finding may be connected to the search for a missing Boise 8 year old.
Ada County Sheriff's Office received a call to its dispatch center about 1:30 p.m. The caller reported that he or she had found the body of a male juvenile in the New York Canal near East Deer Flat Road in Kuna, according to Ada County spokeswoman Andrea Dearden. The Ada County coroner will identify the body and determine the cause of death. Officials form the coroner's office transported the body from the scene.
Boise Police Department cancelled a press conference to update reporters on the search for Robert Manwill, scheduled for 2 p.m. today, after hearing of the body found in the canal. Officials at the press conference indicated that incident at the canal is related to the Manwill investigation, but would not give further details. Boise Police spokeswoman Lynn Hightower went to the scene where the body was found, but did not give any additional details.
Article:
http://www.idahopress.com/?2009-08-...press-conference-to-investigate-possible-lead
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UPDATED: UPDATE: Boy's body found in canal, Manwill connection investigated
03:54 PM MDT on Monday, August 3, 2009
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The Ada County Coroner is on the scene, and police say the person is dead. The coroner has not confirmed the sex, age or identity of the body, though dispatchers did tell KTVB that initial reports say the body was that of a male juvinile.
The New York Canal, where the body was found, runs from an area near the apartment complex where Manwill was reported missing - and the scene where today's body was found, however police officials tell NewsChannel 7 it is not certain the body would be able to get from one point to another.
There are several grates in the water between the two scenes that could block objects from passing through.The canal measures about 14 miles between the apartment area and the location where the body was found.
Polcie initially said last week that they had ruled out the canal as a search location
Dispatchers tell us no other children have been reported missing today.
The family of Robert Manwill has gathered at Boise Police headquarters, and is awaiting further word on the outcome of this situation.
Article:
http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-aug0309-kuna_canal_body.a50d15f2.html
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UPDATED: Body of a juvenile boy found in New York Canal
Posted: Aug 3, 2009 05:09 PM EDT
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Boise, Idaho - The body of a juvenile male has been found in the New York Canal in Kuna. At about the same time, a police news conference on the missing boy, Robert Manwill was postponed.
Article:
http://www.fox12idaho.com/global/story.asp?s=10839836
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UPDATED: Body Found in New York Canal
Updated: Aug 3, 2009 05:39 PM EDT
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The Ada County Sheriff's Department is responding to a body found in the water of the New York canal this afternoon. A spokesperson says the body was found by a citizen who reported it was that of a male child. The Ada County Sheriff's Office would not confirm the identity. Boise Police tell Today's Channel 6 the identity of the body is a high priority. Police will not say if this is related to the search of Robert Manwill, however, the 2pm press conference was cancelled for what police described as "developments in the case." Stay with Today's Channel 6 for the latest developments.
Article:
http://www.kivitv.com/global/story.asp?s=10839419
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UPDATED: Body Found in Boise Canal
Posted: Aug 3, 2009 04:41 PM EDT
Updated: Aug 3, 2009 04:58 PM EDT
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Just after 1 o'clock Monday afternoon police learned of the body floating in the Ada county canal.
A passerby says the body appeared to be that of a juvenile male, however this has not been confermed by police.
There has been no confirmation that this is the body of 8-year-old Robert Manwill, but a press conference scheduled for Monday at 2, has been canceled.
We will continue to follow this story in our newsroom and will have the latest for you tonight at five.
Article:
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10839632
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UPDATED: UPDATE: Coroner working to identify body found in canal
August 3, 2009
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The Ada County coroner is working to identify a body which was found floating today in a canal near Kuna. Ada County dispatchers tell 670 KBOI news that witnesses reported the body around 1:30 and were able to pull it from the canal. Witnesses identified the body as that of a young boy, but police have yet to confirm that information. We do know that police postponed a press conference on the search for missing 8-year old Robert Manwill while they investigate a possible connection to the body which was found. We have been told a press conference will be held when police are ready to update that information. Stay with 670 KBOI for the latest on this developing story.
Article:
http://www.kboi.com/Article.asp?id=1440531&spid=
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WTH is going on??
