They were recovered from the river near the West Monument Avenue bridge on Sept. 15 after a 911 caller reported seeing a body in the water.
“I’m walking across the bridge and I’m looking out at the water and I do believe it’s a body right here,” the caller said in a 911 call released by Montgomery County Regional Dispatch.
The caller said the body appeared to be female and was facedown in the middle of the river.
It’s not clear how Garcia-Montes and Garcia got into the water.
“We extend our condolences to the Garcia family and ask the community to keep them in their thoughts during this difficult time,” read a statement from the Dayton Police Department.
Three days earlier, on Sept. 12, police asked for the public’s help finding the father and daughter after they were last seen around 5:45 a.m. on Sept. 11.
The family vehicle was found in a parking lot near Code Credit Union at 335 W. Monument Ave.
Crews also found a child’s shoes, socks, keys, a tablet and a cellphone near the river, according to police
Police searched for Garcia-Montes and Garcia near the river on Sept. 11 and 12.
In addition to Dayton police, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Department dive team, Piqua Fire Department dive team, Five Rivers MetroParks rangers, Huber Heights Police Division and Texas EquuSearch also responded.
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