CONWAY, Wash. — (12/20) UPDATE: The body of a 2-year-old boy who was last seen playing near the Skagit River in November was recovered by duck hunters on Thursday, according to the Skagit County Sheriff's Department.
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The Sheriff's Department said the duck hunters were hunting in the 2000 block of Maupin Rode around 11:30 a.m. when they discovered the body.
"Skagit County Deputies responded to the scene to recover the body and detectives responded to assist. There are no indications this is a criminal matter at this time," the Sheriff's department said.
KIRO 7 will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
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Recovery efforts will resume Friday morning for the body of 2-year-old boy who was last seen playing near the Skagit River on Thursday afternoon.
Skagit County deputies were called to the 21000 block of Mann Road in Conway at 4 p.m.
The boy's mother told police he was riding in an electric toy car in the back yard of the home. She said she just turned her back for a moment to talk to a neighbor, and the boy was gone.
The child's grandfather found the toy car floating about half a mile down river.
The Skagit County authorities had divers and boats in the river for hours, and a helicopter and drones in the air. The dive team arrived in minutes because it had been training a few miles upriver.
The Navy flew to Conway from Whidbey Island with a helicopter equipped with a powerful thermal detection system, but never saw any sign of the boy.
Law enforcement told KIRO 7 they're heartbroken to say the search is now considered a recovery mission.
Deputies say the river is eight feet higher than it was earlier this year and the water is about 44 degrees.
Searchers will return at 9 a.m. Friday.
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