From WRTV 6:
Family: Missing Boy Fell Into Rushing WaterFriends Grieve After 12-Year-Old Greenwood Boy's DisappearanceGREENWOOD, 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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