River searchers find third body near Dresbach
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(AP) - Searchers have recovered three of the four family members from St. Paul who were sucked underwater over the weekend by a dam on the Mississippi River.
Winona County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ron Ganrude said the body of an adult male was discovered Thursday in the water about two miles below Lock and Dam No. 7.
He said it was Cha Kong Yang, 34, who went missing along with his fiancee and her two children last Saturday. Yang's body was located by a member of the Winona County Sheriff's Dive-Rescue Team about 5:30 a.m.
The body of one of the children, Amanda Xiong, was also found Thursday, officials said. The other child, Josh Xiong, remained missing Thursday.
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Vang's fiancee, Cee Her, 34, was found Wednesday morning. The body was fully clothed but without a life jacket. A family member later positively identified her.
"I feel good that they found her body and we can put it to rest," said Yang's uncle, Joelen Ya of Onalaska, Wisconsin.
Her's body surfaced when one of the roller gates at the dam was opened in an attempt to jostle loose any bodies stuck in the debris around the dam.
"It gave us a more positive feeling that were doing the right thing," said Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand on Wednesday. "It brings morale up."
Ganrude said the search would continue for the missing boy.
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