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Police: Body of missing Pennsylvania girl, 2, recovered from river

File photo of police vehicle. Authorities say the body of a missing 2-year-old girl was recovered from the Allegheny River in western Pennsylvania over the weekend (Police force department in full activity. Red light flasher of a patrol police car at sunday. Day patrolling of the city with lights flashers turned off. Security siren of the Canadian police vehicle. (Police force department in full activity. Red lig/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

TIDIOUTE, Pa. — Authorities say the body of a missing 2-year-old girl was recovered from the Allegheny River in western Pennsylvania over the weekend.

State police in Warren County said the child, whose name wasn’t released, was reported missing at about 11 a.m. Saturday from her home in Limestone Township near Tidioute.

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Troopers said a tracking dog traced her scent from her bedroom to the place where she was believed to have fallen into the water.

State police and volunteer fire department rescuers and others began a search, and police said the girl’s body was recovered Sunday.

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