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Officers find Rowan Ford’s body
By Brad Belote
Story Created: Nov 9, 2007
Story Updated: Nov 9, 2007
OZARK, Mo. (AP) - A law enforcement official says a 9-year-old southwest Missouri girl missing for a week has been found dead.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said the body was found today in a sinkhole in eastern McDonald County.
The source said the body of Rowan Ford was found on private land near Powell, about 10 miles south of her hometown of Stella.
Rowan was reported missing Saturday after her mother, Colleen Spears, returned home from a night shift at a Wal-Mart in a nearby town and found the girl gone.
Rowan’s stepfather, David Spears, told investigators he last saw the girl asleep in her room around 10:45 p.m. Friday before he left her alone and went out with friends.
Sad news update: They’ve found little Rowan’s body in a sinkhole about 10 miles from her house. #144 and #146.