Search for Erica Baker continues 26 years after disappearance
Texas Equusearch Midwest spent hours searching for Erica Baker near the Huffman Dam Saturday morning.
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News Center 7's Mike Campbell was at the recent search and will break down the latest LIVE on News Center 7 at Noon and 11 p.m.
>>PHOTOS: Search for Erica Baker continues 26 years after disappearance
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Erica Baker, 9, disappeared while walking her dog in Kettering in February 1999, according to previous News Center 7 reports.
For 26 years, law enforcement agencies and nonprofit organizations, like Texas EquuSearch, have come together to look for her.
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EquuSearch Midwest Director David Rader said this was another area they needed to check off their list in the search for Erica.
'When we do a search, we want to bring everything to the table that we possibly can. You know the latest of technology, dogs, there's nothing that beats good old-fashioned boots on the ground and really from '99 to now that's a long time,' Rader said.
Rader said this case hasn't gone cold, as law enforcement continues to follow up on leads.
'Law enforcement has never give up on this little girl. I mean every single time that they've gotten tips, every time that they need a piece of ground covered, they call us,' he said.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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