Body Of Kansas Teen Found In Verdigris River Near Coffeyville

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says the body of Steven Whittley, 16, of Independence, Kansas was recovered Friday afternoon from the Verdigris River.

Sheriff Robert Dierks says searchers found the body near Brown's Ford bridge about five miles north of Coffeyville.

Dierks says Whittley and Bo Miesner, 16, also of Independence were swimming in the river Wednesday evening.

Miesner was pulled from the river by rescuers late Wednesday. He was flown by medical helicopter to a Wichita, Kansas hospital.

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