
Search For Haleigh Continues Into Sixth Day
The search for missing Satsuma, Florida, Haleigh Cummings continued Sunday. The five year old went missing from her home amost a week ago. After a sixth day of searching for 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings turned up "nothing of significance," authorities said they are close to wrapping up the ground operation and on Sunday moved the command center from the neighborhood to the Putnam County emergency operations center.
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"We're still treating it as an abduction because, as we said early on, that brings out the highest level of response," Putnam County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Rick Ryan said Sunday afternoon.
"This is not 'CSI.' We cannot wrap it up in an hour. We wish we could," Ryan said. "These men and women are working their tails off."
Ryan dismissed reports that a missing or absconded sexual predator from nearby Marion County was connected to Haleigh's disappearance. While a warrant is out for the arrest of Chad Reynolds, Ryan said deputies checked out reports that the offender had connections or family ties in Putnam County and found them unfounded.
Saturday, George and Cindy Anthony stopped by the search area briefly to offer support to Haleigh’s parents. After months of searching, Caylee Anthony’s remains were found in a wooded area near her home.
People searching in Satsuma are optimistic this search will end differently and Haleigh will be found alive.
Searchers found "items of interest" during Friday's search. Saturday, the search continued, but did not reveal any new leads.
The past several days Hayleigh’s parents have been holding separate prayer vigils, but Saturday night both sides of the family joined together and held a prayer vigil for Haleigh.
Crystal Sheffield said the hope of getting her daughter safely home is the only thing that keeps her going.
"Everybody's here for you," Sheffield said. "If you're watching these, your momma misses you, daddy misses you ... your whole family misses you and we will bring you home."
Authorities ask anyone with any information to call the Putnam County Sheriff's Office at 386-329-0800 or the FDLE's Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse at 888-FL-MISSING.
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