HOLT COUNTY, Mo. - Crews continued another full day of searching Friday, in hopes of recovering the body of missing Missouri Highway Patrolman, Fred Guthrie.
A close friend of the Guthrie family loaned search crews several large pieces of dig equipment in hopes of speeding up the recovery effort.
Trooper Guthrie is believed to have been swept away by flood waters in early August 2011. Crews are searching for the Troopers body at Highway 111 and 118 near Big Lake, Missouri.
Guthrie's K9, Reed, was found in the area where the search is underway.
Crews from Kansas City and St. Joseph have been pumping remaining flood water from a scour hole more than 65 feet deep and four acres wide around the clock.
Thursday an "item of interest" was recovered at the dig site. Troopers are hopeful it belongs to Guthrie, but have sent it to a lab in Jefferson City for confirmation.
The dig will continue throughout the weekend.
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Monday, November 7, 2011
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