Authorities found the body of an 11-year-old girl in the Trinity River after authorities lowered the water level while searching for her, Polk County officials said Tuesday. The girl, Audrii Cunningham, was last seen Thursday morning in the 100 block of Lakeside Drive in Livingston as she set off for school, toting her camouflage backpack, officials said. Her family reported her missing when she failed to come home from school.
Vigil for Audrii Cunningham being held at Livingston VFW Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons said they used cellphone records, surveillance footage and information from McDougal on where to focus their search efforts. He shifted McDougal to the 'main person of interest' after determining he was the last person to see Cunningham. He was arrested and remains jailed on an unrelated aggravated assault charge following the girl's disappearance.
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