Pennsylvania toddler, 3, found dead along Allegheny River hours after wandering away from family campsite

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Yatesboro news, Pennsylvania news.

Pennsylvania authorities have positively identified the body of a 3-year-old boy found along the Allegheny River on Saturday as a child who went missing the previous afternoon.

Dwight Dinsmore wandered away from his family during a camping trip in the area before being found dead at about 2:40 p.m. Saturday.

He was last seen wearing a gray T-shirt with a black collar and the picture of a motorcycle on its front.

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  • The search for him started Friday at around 3:15 p.m. and involved family members, several police departments’ officers, and K-9 units.

    Efforts were called off at around 9 p.m. Friday due to local thunderstorms.

    “The death is being ruled an accident,” Armstrong County Coroner Brain K. Meyers said. “There are no further details at this time.”