Search crews form prayer circle after finding little girl's body
Volunteer Donna Mitchell said, when Alexa's body was found after a 2-day search, volunteers "did the only thing they could do." They formed a prayer circle and prayed for her and her broher.
THIS FAMILY IS STILL HOLDING OUT EVERY HOPE THAT THE BROTHER WILL BE FOUND ALIVE. >> Reporter: THEY HAVE TO, THAT'S WHERE THE SEARCH IS. THIS IS WHERE THE SEARCH WILL CONTINUE IN GALILEE ROAD. YOU CAN SEE THE FLASHING LIGHTS IN THE DISTANCE, WHERE THE SEARCH EQUIPMENT IS RIGHT NOW. THE SEARCH WILL RESUME AT 6 A.M. TODAY, WHEN DAYLIGHT GETS OUT, THEY LOOK AT THE BOATS IN THE WATER ON THE NEUSE RIVER SO THEY CAN GET THE SEARCH UNDERWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU PICTURES, THESE OF THE TWO CHILDREN, ALEXA AND ABRAHAM. SEARCH TEAMS FOUND ALEXIS BODY IN THE CREEK YESTERDAY AT 4:30. THEY ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR ABRAHAM MARTINEZ, JR.'S BODY. THIS HAS BEEN AN EMOTIONAL COUPLE OF DAYS FOR THIS FAMILY. I WANT TO SHOW YOU VIDEO OF THE SEARCH TEAMS OUT YESTERDAY USING HELICOPTERS, BOATS AND DOGS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE WERE HERE, LOOKING FOR THE KIDS. I WANT TO SHOW YOU VIDEO OF THE SCENE. THE PRAYER CIRCLE THAT FORMED YESTERDAY. THEY WERE SO EMOTIONAL, THE FAMILY AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER AND TRYING TO FIND THE KIDS. YOU CAN SEE THEY GATHERED HERE FOR THIS PRAYER CIRCLE, TO PRAY FOR THE KIDS. THEY WILL BE BACK OUT HERE, MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE WERE HERE YESTERDAY AND WE ARE EXPECTING THAT MANY PEOPLE AGAIN TODAY. AS THE SEARCH GETS UNDERWAY AT 6 A.M., WE ARE ON TOP OF THIS
