Tuesday, August 7, 2012
St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch told Fox 2 that a body found in the Meramec River matches the description of Christopher Marks.
Update: 6:08 p.m. Fox 2 is reporting that police found a body in the Meramec River matching the description of Christopher Marks, although the boy's family has not confirmed the identity. St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch confirmed to the news station that the body matches the boy's description. Our earlier story: A search for missing person Christopher Marks was called by St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch on Tuesday afternoon one of the most intensive searches he's ever seen. "We did everything humanely possible," Fitch said a press conference conducted near the area of the last place Marks was seen. "We have no belief that foul play was involved at this time," said Fitch. Although hopes went soaring when a pair of socks was …
St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch at the scene of missing 12-year-old Christopher Marks near Pacific and Eureka said at 8:10 a.m. the search will not stop today until professionals are sure about all checkpoints.
Missing Christopher Marks was last seen swinging from a tire above the Meramec River by a family member with him Sunday night at the Pacific Palisades Conservation Area near the Eureka-Pacific borderline, confirmed St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch at the incident scene Tuesday at approximately 8:10 a.m. On Monday, the exact location and last whereabouts of Marks seemed to be in conflict. Fitch said this effort is still considered a search and rescue endeavor. Marks is a 12-year-old from Affton who will be a seventh grader at Rodgers Middle School. Police are searching specifically up to 1 mile downstream of where Marks, his twin sister, stepfather and friends were Sunday evening. "We will not stop until we've search over and over …
Monday, August 6, 2012
VIDEO: Elizabeth Combs, mother to a 12-year-old Affton boy who turned up missing Sunday evening near Pacific and Eureka, said family members appreciate what people are offering to try to help locate her son.
"He's really, really funny," was the immediate description of Christopher Marks' mother, Elizabeth Combs, about the missing 12-year-old from Affton. Marks has been missing since Sunday evening from the Meramec River in Pacific Palisades Conservation Area near the Eureka-Pacific borderline. Search crews worked through the night, but were unable to locate Marks or any clues to his whereabouts. See prior articles: Police Search for Missing Boy Search Continues for Missing Boy in Pacific, Lip Balm Found May be His Combs said Marks was a Boy Scout, and that his troop members eagerly are waiting for St. Louis County search teams to allow volunteers to assist. "Even his school nurse has called," she said. She said he recently got a buzz cut, so …
St. Louis County Police are looking for a 12-year-old boy who went missing Sunday evening in an unincorporated area of St. Louis County near Eureka. Update from police at 8:26 a.m.: Marks is a resident of the Affton area.
St. Louis County Police Department officers are searching for a missing boy who was last seen at approximately 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the 18,000 block of Franklin Road in the Pacific Palisades Conservation Area, which is an unincorporated area of St. Louis County. Pacific Palisades Conservation Area is a 695-acre tract in Jefferson and St. Louis Counties immediately east of Pacific and three miles from Interstate 44. As reported by KSDK-TV at about 5 a.m. Monday, investigators said 12-year-old Christopher Marks is a white male, 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-4 tall, who weighs approximately 130 pounds. He was wearing blue or black shorts, with no shirt and no shoes. Update at 5:58 a.m.: An endangered person advisory was issued for Marks at 3 a.m. Monday …
Julie Brown Patton
2:08 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The investigation at the river and the surrounding area will most likely be wrapping up tonight, according to a St. Louis County Police Department spokesperson. County Police Chief Tim Fitch will be arriving at the search site at 4 p.m. to explain where the investigation is and what will be next. more ›