TWO RIVERS, Wis. (WFRV) – The Two Rivers Police Department has provided the public with another update as they continue to search for missing three-year-old Elijah Vue.
While the search for Vue has gone on for nearly 60 days, Captain Andrew Raatz of the Two Rivers Police Department confirms Vue has not been found.
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Authorities completed further river searches, utilizing kayaks and equipment provided by Klein Hardware. Additionally, an organization called Bruce’s Legacy helped police conduct sonar searches in the water.
“Thank you to both Klein Hardware and Bruce’s Legacy for the use of their equipment and search efforts,” added Raatz.
Officials conducted searches of local agricultural land along with the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office. Multiple farms and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) assisted with granting access.
Businesses and government agencies continue to aid search efforts with equipment.
The Two Rivers Police Department says aerial searches were conducted by the Wisconsin Drone Network, which did an extensive and expanded search of the area. In addition, the FBI conducted an aerial search on Friday of several areas.
“Thank you once again to Hope Church for providing lunch and the space for all the personnel and equipment involved during several searches,” said Raatz.
The family of Elijah Vue will be having a fundraising event on Friday night at 6:00 p.m. at the Mikadow Theater, located at 1118 Washington Street in Manitowoc. Donations from the event are being raised by the family to cover costs associated with the volunteer search efforts they have been organizing.
“We will continue our search efforts while also investigating the circumstances regarding the disappearance of Elijah,” concluded Raatz. “We will continue to release information as we can. Thank you for your continued support of our efforts.”
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Elijah Vue’s mother, Katrina Baur, and her boyfriend, Jesse Vang, have both pled not guilty to chronic child neglect charges. Vang is due back in court in two months for a status hearing on June 28 at 3:30 p.m. while Baur will return to court on April 26 for further proceedings.
An AMBER Alert still remains active for Elijah Vue, who has been missing since February 20.
