2 Year Old William Eschenbach Missing Since March 17, 2009 in Spartanburg, SC (UPDATE: Found Deceased)
Two year old William Eschenbach has been missing since Tuesday afternoon, March 17, 2009, at approximately 4:45pm. The 2 year old South Carolina boy was last seen playing in the back yard of his home.
2 year old William Eschenbach
William Eschenbach is described as white, with blond hair and wearing a green shirt and grey pants.
As of 9 p.m., deputies said that nearly 30 volunteers have showed up at the command center to offer their assistance. They said that anyone who would like to help with the search should call the sheriff’s office before they go to the scene to make sure they are needed. They asked volunteers to stay out of the woods.
“We don’t want anybody in woods right now,” said Master Deputy Harry Cline. “Search and rescue dogs are out there and they work off air scent and turned over vegatation and stuff like that.”
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UPDATE I: Body of Missing 2 Year Old William Eschenbach Found in River near his Spartanburg home
Sadly, the body of 2 year old missing William Eschenback was found today at approximately 11:30 am Wednesday morning in the swollen Tyger River near his home. The body of William Eschenbach was found about a miles away from his home. The police do not suspect fowl play as the two year old boy wandered out of his family’s yard the day before Tuesday afternoon.
The body of a 2-year-old South Carolina boy was found in a river swollen by recent rains Wednesday a day after the child wandered out of his family’s yard near Spartanburg, authorities said.
Searchers found the body of William Eschenbach around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in a river about a mile from his home, said Master Deputy Tony Ivey, spokesman for the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office.
“It’s real tragic thing to happen to a family,” Ivey said.