Possible Search For Haleigh Cummings?

SATSUMA, FL -- Lots of activity in Putnam County has led to dozens of calls into First Coast News, claiming the body of Haleigh Cummings has been found.

Officials tell First Coast News they are dredging a pond in Palatka, but will not confirm if it is related to a search for Haleigh.

First Coast News' Jessica Clark spoke with Haleigh's father, Ronald Cummings, who said he has not been contacted by anyone in regards to Haleigh being found. However, he did say he doesn't expect to be the first notified.

He said Haleigh's mother, Crystal Sheffield, has contacted him about this.

Marie Griffis, Haleigh's grandmother, also told First Coast News she has not been contacted by the sheriff's office and is unaware of any findings.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=145240&catid=3

I am really praying that Haleigh isn't dead, but if she is dead I hope that they have found her.

PALATKA, Fla. -- Putnam County authorities said there's nothing newsworthy going on, but Haleigh Cumming's family told Channel 4 that a search of woods and a pond south of Palatka that continued late Friday night is connected to the 6-year-old's disappearance.

It's a second night of police activity in Putnam County that had people speculating about a development in the search for the Satsuma girl missing since February.

Many people called and e-mailed Channel 4's newsroom Friday night about the search of a pond on Stokes Landing Road, off U.S. Highway 19 south of Palatka. Channel 4's Jennifer Bauer confirms that law enforcement has blocked roads leading to the pond.

http://www.news4jax.com/news/20987727/detail.html

Thanks for the updates, j4a. Let's hope she's found soon.

Haleigh Cummings Body Not Found; Lake Drained, to Be Searched This Weekend

The latest news reports out of Palatka, Florida indicate that the body of Haleigh Cummings who disappeared Feb. 10 from her father's Satsuma home in the predawn hours was not found in a lake dredged Friday evening. Major Gary Bowling of the
Haleigh Cummings Body Not Found; Lake Drained, to Be Searched This Weekend
Putnam County Sheriff's Office told WAWS that a search would be conducted in the area of the drained lake during the weekend.

Bowling also stated that the discovery of a suspicious item during the uprooting of marijuana plants in a field Friday did not relate to the Haleigh Cummings investigation.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2190839/haleigh_cummings_body_not_found_lake.html?cat=8


For as much as I want this little one found, I pray it's not in the bottom of a lake.

Since the other article above came out, I have found two additional articles that are even more recent.

Divers Searching For Evidence In Haleigh Cummings Case
WESH 2 Caller Says Divers Searching In Mondex Subdivision
POSTED: 11:18 am EDT September 19, 2009
UPDATED: 11:43 am EDT September 19, 2009

PALATKA, Fla. -- The Putnam County Sheriff's Office has received information that there is possible physical evidence in the Haleigh Cummings investigation located in a body of water south of Palatka, police said Friday.

A WESH 2 caller said crews were searching in an undeveloped subdivision in Putnam County called Mondex.

PCSO Lt. Johnny Greenwood said Saturday that Sheriff Jeff Hardy wanted to quell any rumors that Haleigh's body had been recovered.

He also said that the PCSO has received numerous calls regarding a search currently being conducted south of Palatka.

"It has been our position that we will not discuss operations or searches prior to their completion," Greenwood said.
http://www.wesh.com/news/21005898/detail.html


Search for Haleigh: New Information
Reported by: Robert Snyder
Email: rsnyder@ActionNewsJax.com
Last Update: 11:08 am

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- Investigators with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office are conducting a new search for missing Haleigh Cummings south of Palatka.

The current search is the result of one of the over 4000 tips received in this case. The Putnam County Sheriff's office has received information that there is possible physical evidence in the Haleigh Cummings investigation located in a body of water south of Palatka.

The description of the alleged physical evidence is not being released at this time.
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/topstories/story/Search-for-Haleigh-New-Information/5FIhKlOyT0qEiXrujSQXfA.cspx?rss=1


Looks like even though the rumors of her body being found aren't true, there does seem to be something to the new searches "rumor". Both of these articles have just been updated.

I wonder who the tip came from if it wasn't from Hank Jr. The tip had to come from a strong source because LE wouldn't spend three days draining a pond based on some random, anonymous tip.