School cancels classes after middle school girls go missing during basketball game

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A colorado The school has canceled classes after two middle school students went missing during a Monday night basketball game.

Albert School, which is approximately 58 miles away denverhas been closed so that it can be used as a command post for the search effort to locate the girls.

Elbert County Undersheriff Dave Fisher said in an appeal social media The girls’ names are Eva and Neeli and both are 13 years old. They also urged anyone with information to contact law enforcement.

The middle school students were last seen wearing blue shorts and a hoodie with their school backpacks, according to a Facebook Posted by Elbert School District #200.

Neely and her friend Eva disappeared from their school's basketball game last night

Neely and her friend Eva disappeared from their school’s basketball game last night ,Elbert County Sheriff’s Office,

Although they disappeared into the Elbert School, Eva and Neely were from the Colorado Springs school’s basketball team. their hometown 37 miles from Albert.

The school district wrote that the girls were seen leaving at 5 p.m., which meant they left campus just a half-hour after the basketball game started. school sports timetable,

After they left, school officials immediately contacted authorities, with the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office initiating a search that lasted until 11:30 p.m.

ECSO officials told CBS Colorado The search involved drones and trained dog units as well as officers on foot.

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An ECSO spokesperson said officers would “intensify the operation in the morning” and were joined by Douglas County Search and Rescue and Arapahoe Rescue Patrol. Investigation,

The search for Eva and Neeli was resumed this morning after a search using drones and dogs on Monday night.

The search for Eva and Neeli was resumed this morning after a search using drones and dogs on Monday night. ,Elbert County Sheriff’s Office,

The search so far has been limited to a five-mile radius around the school.

In an update on Facebook, school District Confirmed that Tuesday’s basketball game has been canceled and advisory response teams have been formed to assist students struggling with the disappearance of their classmates.

“We continue to support our law enforcement partners and thank the community for their support in search and rescue operations,” the school district said. “We will do our best to keep the community updated with information.”

Residents are urged by Elbert School District #200 to check their security cameras in hopes that the footage may provide clues as to the girls’ whereabouts.

Elbert is a small, unincorporated city in eastern Colorado. as per latest us censusAs of 2020, the population of the community is 188.

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