Channel 4 reports that the body of 11-year-old Jessica Williams, reported missing Tuesday night in Mississippi County, was found about 6:30 a.m. this morning at the end of a county road that dead-ends at Big Lake.

The Blytheville Courier News said the child, who lived in Gosnell, was last seen playing at her home with her dog about 6 p.m. The girl’s bicycle was found in a ditch nearby. Her body was found at a place it would have been difficult for her to walk or ride a bike.

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