During a press conference, Chippewa Falls police said the coroner confirmed that the body found this morning was 10-year-old Iliana Peters.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — In a press conference Monday, the Chippewa Falls Police Department confirmed that they have found the body of 10-year-old Iliana “Lily” Peters, who was reported missing Sunday night.
Authorities said the father of 10-year-old Iliana Peters called 911 around 9 p.m. Sunday after she did not return from a visit to her aunt’s home on the 400 block of North Grove Street.
Squads responded to the area and learned that someone had located Lily’s bike a short distance from her aunt’s home, near a walking trail not far from the Leinenkugel’s Brewery Parking lot.
In Monday’s press conference, Police Chief Matthew Kelm said they found Iliana’s body around 9:15 a.m. Monday close to where her bike was found.
Kelm added that police are investigating the girl’s death as a homicide and there “may be a danger to the public.” Currently, police do not have any suspects but are pursuing leads.
Chippewa Falls police said that K9 teams were called into work the area and the department’s drone was used to search a heavily wooded section off the trail.
Lily was a fourth-grader at Parkview Elementary in Chippewa Falls.
According to Kelm, police are scheduled to hold another press conference at 5 p.m. Monday.
This is a developing story. KARE 11 will provide more details as new information becomes available.
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