Sunday, February 27, 2005

Search Resumes for Missing Girl in Florida

Jessica Marie Lunsford ...The search for a 9-year-old girl who vanished from her bedroom resumed Sunday with torrential rains hindering the intensive hunt.Hundreds of police and volunteers have turned out to search for Jessica Marie Lunsford, who was last seen Wednesday night when her grandmother tucked her into bed. The next morning, her father discovered she was gone... A hometown hero pledged a $25,000 reward Saturday to help find 9-year-old Jessica Marie Lunsford as the close-knit community expanded its effort to find the missing girl.Atlanta Braves' pitcher Mike Hampton said he and his wife, Kautia, wanted to do their part for "Jessie," a former classmate of their son at the same elementary school that Hampton attended more than 20 years ago."Everybody's searching for her right now," Hampton said after his spring-training workout at Walt Disney World. "If I was there, I'd be searching the woods, too, doing whatever I could. But I'm not able to be there so we thought this was something we could do to help."

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