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Missing child's body found in Florida river 10 days after boating disaster
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The last person missing - a three-year-old girl - in the March 21 boating disaster that sent eight people into the St. Johns River was found dead Monday, bringing the final death toll to four, according to the Duval County Medical Examiner's Office.
She was pulled out of the river in the Tallyrand area.
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission says construction crews working near the port of the north side of the St. Johns River found the body near the shoreline.
FWC said an FWC patrol vessel conducting surface searches in the area responded and the medical examiner recovered the body.
"This is an active investigation; we’ll provide additional details when available," FWC said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family during this difficult time."
She was pulled out of the river in the Tallyrand area. No other details are available at this time.
A family friend also shared with First Coast News that the child, Victoria Marin, had been found.
Victoria had been missing since the accident. Her father, Jacksonville real-estate agent Cristian Marin, grandmother and sibling were already recovered.
Four others, including the children's mother, survived the accident.