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Cedar Falls Church Plans 'Life and Love Celebration' for Evansdale Girl
Authorities are "confident" two bodies found Wednesday are Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 11, and Elizabeth Collins, 9, who went missing in July.
The Cedar Falls church attended by Elizabeth Collins' family will hold a "Life and Love Celebration" in her honor next week.
Collins, 9, and her cousin Lyric Cook-Morrissey, 11, went missing while riding their bikes in Evansdale July 13. Authorities believe they were abducted.
On Thursday, authorities announced they were "confident" two bodies found in a wilderness area in Bremer County on Wednesday were the girls. Authorities are awaiting official forensic identification from the Office of the Medical Examiner in Ankeny.
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The service will be held Thursday, Dec. 13 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Heartland Vineyard Church, 1405 Greenhilll Road.
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