GOTHAM, Wis (WSAU-Wheeler News) A search continues today for a five-year-old girl who fell into the Wisconsin River in Richland County on Monday evening. Authorities said Angela Girton is still missing, after she fell into the water near a boat-landing in Gotham. Local emergency management officials said a search was suspended yesterday due to rainy weather.
Authorities said Angela joined a sibling and two other kids for a picnic along the river. The sibling and another child reportedly made a chain and used a stick to try and pull Angela back to shore, but it didn’t work.
Rescuers are trying to preserve the search site on the river, and they’re asking boats not to enter the boundaries of the designated site.
