Pond Search Continues for Clues in Haleigh's Disappearance
PUTNAM COUNTY, FL -- Work continued into a second night at a 3 acre pond deep in the woods south of Palatka.
Five to six feet has been drained from the pond as the Putnam County Sheriff's Office searches for physical evidence connected to the Haleigh Cummings disappearance.
At the same time Haleigh's family say they are very frustrated. "The Sheriff's Office doesn't tell us anything and I'm fed up with it," says great-grandmother Annette Sykes.
Sykes says she went to the pond but couldn't get answers as to whether they were searching for Haleigh.
Neighbors in the area say they were also kept in the dark about the choppers circling all day and the heavy equipment in the woods around their homes.
The Sheriff's Office is saying only that a tip led them to the pond and they are following up.
Sykes says she just wants to be kept updated. "This family has been through hell. We just want Haleigh home, we want her found."
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:05 am