Body of Missing 9 Year-Old Believed to be Found

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards and Parish President Robby Miller report that after almost 48 hours of searching, the body of who is believed to be that of 9-year-old Gabrielle McCoy was recovered this morning around 7:00 approximately two miles south of the Highway 40 bridge near Serenity Sands Camp Ground, where she was last reported to have been seen. Gabrielle disappeared Sunday afternoon after she was swept away by rushing waters on the Tangipahoa River. 
Nearly 100 responders from over 15 agencies came together to work selflessly and relentlessly and cohesively around the clock. Sheriff Edwards asked that everyone keep Gabrielle’s family and friends in your prayers. He also wishes to respectfully thank and acknowledge the following for a job well done. 
Tangipahoa Parish Government, GOHSEP, the Loranger, Amite, Independence, Ponchatoula, Manchac, Hammond Fire Departments, Louisiana Search and Rescue (LASAR), St. Tammany Parish, Livingston Parish, St. John Parish, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Offices, Dive and Rescue Educators, East Side Fire Department and Dive Team, Gonzales Fire Department and Dive Team, Wildlife and Fisheries, TPG- Fire Administration, the United States Coast Guard, Red Cross , the Hammond PD, Independence PD, TPOHSEM(Tangipahoa Parish Office Homeland Security Emergency Management) and last but never least the men and women from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office. We would also like to acknowledge all Vendors that donated food and ice and the Property Owner and Acadian Ambulance Services. 
The body recovered this morning has been transported to the Tangipahoa Parish Corner’s office for positive identification.