Search Enters 5th Full Day

Search crews hit the water around 8 o'clock this morning to resume the search for 3 of the 4 children police say were thrown off the Dauphin Island Bridge Monday morning by their father. Lam Luong

by Jamie Burch

Published: Sun, January 13, 2008 - 9:48 am CST Last Updated: Sun, January 13, 2008 - 10:28 am CST

Search crews hit the water around 8 o'clock this morning to resume the search for three of the four children who police say were thrown off the Dauphin Island Bridge Monday morning by their father.
More crews will launch from Cedar Point and Bayou la Batre shortly. Among them, Clarke County's Search & Rescue team from Jackson, Alabama.
There are also crews from the Mobile County Sheriff's Office Flotilla, North Baldwin Search & Rescue, South Baldwin Search & Rescue and Daphne Search & Rescue.
The crews will focus on several different areas, including the Dauphin Island Bridge, and marshy areas around Bayou la Batre. The search shifted to the Bayou la Batre area yesterday morning, when a duck hunter found the body of 4-month-old Danny Luong in Point Aux Pins, about 5 miles NW of the Dauphin Island Bridge. Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran says the infant died from blunt force injuries and drowning.
The Mobile County Sheriff's Office Flotilla believes sonar equipment spotted 1-year-old Lindsey Luong, 2-year-old Hannah Luong and 3-year-old Ryan Phan late Friday afternoon. But strong currents prevented them from sending divers back down to check.
Chief Robert Phillips, from North Baldwin Search & Rescue, says "we've been searching for closure from the day we started and we hope today's the day."
Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine says the search for the 4 bodies is costing an estimated $100,000 a day. On Friday, the County Commissioners donated $10,000 to the Sheriff's Office Flotilla to help fund the search.

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TraceyAnn Says:

Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 8:08 am

I would like to see the city of Dauphin Island rename the bridge in the children’s honor. “Four Angels Bridge”...

Please consider this idea…

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2652 Says:

Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 2:05 pm

We are glad to have the sheriff flotilla and other agencies looking for the children. However, another child was found this morning by duck hunters and they could not reach any authority by phone to respond to their call. It looks like the locals know just as much or more about the layout of the land that the special officials. Thanks to the duck hunters. One more child located.

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brighteststarr Says:

Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 11:41 am

we in my family have been praying very hard for the other babies to be found soon! we live near the bridge and its so heartbreaking to see this go on, we pray for the babies so that this remaining family members can lay them to rest and send them home to be protected by our father in heaven and the angels !! when this case comes to court I hope they throw the book at him and we all know hes going to try to claim insanity… B.S he knew what he was doing all along, just to hurt her, well he did a good job at that!! what a pure out right DEMON he is and may there be” NO mercy on him ” he certainly has no consience or soul in him !! let us pray that they find the babies soon and god bless all that are searching it has to be very heartwrenching for them !!! ” brightest starr on the island”

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peanutt175 Says:

Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 11:18 am

Why is it this man’s attorney had no “communication” problems with him when he announced that he did not do it? Now, that one of the precious babies have been found he has communication problems?.. NO, it outragious! he is just trying to get that Beast off on some claim of being insane or mis-communication claim!... This Beast should be hog tied and thrown from the top of that bridge! he deserves no protection and NO MERCY!!!

But, no… he will get protection, 3 full meals, a nice warm/cool place to live.

My heart goes out for the mother and the rest of the family of these little ones, and I am so grateful for everyone who has been searching day after day.. grateful that you did not buy the story of that beast that he didn’t do it,,,in all of our hearts we were praying that he had not…..knowing deeply that he prob did… but how could he??? What kind of Beast is he??????? they were just babies??

God Bless all that are involved in the search and the family. God is Strength!

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