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Search for 6-Year-Old's Body, After Car Plunged into Canal

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ST. GEORGES, Del. (AP) - Delaware authorities continue to search for the body of a 6-year-old boy whose two brothers and cousin were found dead after their car plunged into a canal.

Eric Lindsey said his 12-year-old son Eric Jr. died in Sunday's accident, along with cousins 18-year-old Willis Lindsey Jr. and 16-year-old Kyree Lindsey.

Authorities searched Monday for the body of a third brother, 6-year-old Ethan Lindsey.

Police say Willis Lindsey Jr., who was driving the car, pulled a 16-year-old female friend to safety before dying in a bid to rescue the three other boys.

Eric Lindsey said Willis Lindsey was following other family members who were driving a separate car on their way to a football game in Easton, Maryland, when they took a wrong turn and wound up on the canal road.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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