Philadelphia police officers carry the
body of Madusu Konneh, 9, for transport to the medical
examiners office this morning. The Philadelphia Police
Marine Unit recovered the body from the Schuylkill this
morning, a day-and-a-half after she was pushed into the
river while playing with friends.
Benta Barrie, aunt of Madusu Konneh, the
9-year-old girl who drowned in the Schuylkill, trying to
contact the medical examiners office.
Relatives of drowning victim Madusu
Konneh witness the removal of the little girl from the
river by Philadelphia Police.
Mawata, mother of Modusu Konneh, consoles
Benta Barrie, the girl's aunt.
Mawata Trawally consoles her daughter
Mafata Konneh, 12, older sister of Madusu
PICTURES: Search For 9-yr
Old Madusu Continues
Posted on August 19, 2009
Photos by
Philly.com
Divers with the Marine Unit operate a
remote-controlled underwater camera as a Coast Guard
search boat goes by on Aug. 19, 2009. They were looking
for a girl who disappeared in the river the evening
before.
A Coast Guard patrol boat heads
downstream on the Schuylkill near 56th Street on the
morning of Aug. 19, 2009, searching for the body of a
9-year-old girl who disappeared in the river the night
before.
A Philadelphia Police Marine patrol boat
drags the Schuylkill near 56th and Grays Avenue
searching for the body of a 9-year-old girl who was
pushed into the river last night.
Philadelphia police spokesman Lt. John
Walker briefs the news media on efforts to find the girl
pushed into the river.
Outside of the Konneh home, Abrahim Sanoe,
left holds a photo of 9-year-old Madudu as her brother
Vajomah takes call on his cell phone.
Mawa Trawallary (left), mother of missing
nine-year-old girl Madusu Konneh, walks with Alethia
Kenneth (center) and Mafata Konneh, the missing girl's
sister, along the Schuylkill River where their loved one
was last seen.
Family and friends of Madousou Konneh
watch as a police boat searches along the Schuylkill
River. Below: Family and friends of Madusu gathered near
51st and Emerald Streets, near the Schuylkill River's
edge.
From left, 11-year-old Alethia Kenneth,
13-year-old Hawa Shaeriff, 12-year-old Candis Kenneth,
and 12-year-old Mafata Konneh, the sister of missing
girl at the Schuylkill River where she was last seen.
Below is LAP President Kamara with Mawata
