Swiss Rescuers Search For Missing Indiana Boy

[David In Indy]

I remember what Meryl Streep once said in the movie "River Wild". She was telling Kevin Bacon that those waterfalls are like a giant washing machine, and if somebody falls in they will just churn and churn in there until Christmas.

They may never find that little boy.

[injest]

I remember what Meryl Streep once said in the movie "River Wild". She was telling Kevin Bacon that those waterfalls are like a giant washing machine, and if somebody falls in they will just churn and churn in there until Christmas.

They may never find that little boy.

you know what I wonder? they said they found a shoe...I always wonder in cases like this whether they might have been abducted...think about it, if someone was going to abduct a kid, that would be a good opportunity, no one is even thinking that...and with the waterfalls as you say, the lack of a body wouldn't be a problem..

if they dont recover his body, the parents will always wonder...

[David In Indy]

That shoe deal is very weird Jess. I agree. I mean, what did he do? Take one of his shoes off and then fall in? That really doesn't make much sense. Why just one shoe?

He may have taken it off as a clue, indicating that someone took him out of the gorge area. I don't know. Perhaps it is wishful thinking. I'd much rather have him abducted than dead. I keep hoping maybe he somehow wandered off and a hiker will find him unharmed.

[injest]

or lost it in a struggle...and you know as crazy as people are these days, someone could have pushed him in...and no one would ever know...

I dont' know why I think along these lines..I guess I have read too many newspapers or something..

[David In Indy]

Well at least we know his name now. And I know exactly where Center Grove Middle School is. Greenwood is on the southside of Indianapolis, so I'm betting that was Fall Creek in the picture.

It seems to me this place would have security cameras posted throughout the area - if anything for insurance purposes since it sounds like it is a potentially dangerous place.

[injest]

Well at least we know his name now. And I know exactly where Center Grove Middle School is. Greenwood is on the southside of Indianapolis, so I'm betting that was Fall Creek in the picture.

It seems to me this place would have security cameras posted throughout the area - if anything for insurance purposes since it sounds like it is a potentially dangerous place.

it does sound like one of those wild places that are developed just enough to make people feel 'safe'..

[David In Indy]

The local news just reported that Noah Kriese (last name rhymes with the word "greasy") is an honor student and also plays on his school's soccer team.

Center Grove is still in session. They said the school will have counselors available for the kids. Why would his mother take him on a trip to Europe before school is out? That doesn't make sense!

Here's another picture of Noah. They've been showing it on the news here....

[injest]

here is a link to the NBC story about it...

http://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=10417862

[David In Indy]

From WRTV 6:


Family: Missing Boy Fell Into Rushing Water
Friends Grieve After 12-Year-Old Greenwood Boy's Disappearance


GREENWOOD, Ind. -- The family of a 12-year-old boy who has been missing since Friday in Switzerland issued a statement Tuesday that conceded the boy likely fell into rushing water near the Truemmelbach Waterfall.

Rescue crews held an intense two-day search for Noah Kriese, a Center Grove Middle School Central student, but called off that search on Monday after finding nothing but a shoe.

In a statement released Tuesday, a family spokesperson said Kriese's parents, Kurt and Susan Kriese, had received "numerous offers for help."

Friends, classmates and their parents held a prayer vigil at the school Tuesday morning, and Kriese's half-sister sent a prayer message on social networking site Facebook over the weekend.

"We'll tell students to keep hope alive and keep Noah in their thoughts and prayers," said Center Grove Middle School Central Principal Jack Parker.

Friends described Kriese as a great child, an honors student who also spent a lot of time on the soccer field.

"Just really sad to hear it. You know, it's hard," said Logan Benham, Kriese's friend. "A lot of people are going to be really sad … at school. I just hope people pray for him."

Logan's mother, Denise Benham, said she and other parents of Kriese's classmates have been texting and calling each other in hopes of hearing good news.

"It's unbelievable. We can't believe it's happened," she said.

The school had extra counselors on hand Tuesday for children who need to talk and express emotion about what happened to Kriese.

"He's an only child also, so that's the reason I can relate to the mother, Susan, because I can't imagine," Denise Benham said. "I can't imagine what she's going through right now."

Police said other hikers reported seeing someone in the rapids at about the same time Kriese disappeared.

Police will continue to do spot checks at key points in the gorge, but said they cannot enter the water because of strong current. About 5,000 gallons of water rush through the mountain each second.


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