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9-year-old girl dies after falling into creek near Bozeman

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BOZEMAN — A 9-year-old girl died Sunday after falling into Arch Falls along Hyalite Creek south of Bozeman.

Authorities have identified the child as Juliana Currie and say she was found around 9:30 p.m. in a log jam below the falls after a three-and-a-half hour search.

The girl was with her parents at the time of the fall, a Gallatin County Sheriff’s deputy told the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.

Ground crews made their way to the scene on foot and ATVs as helicopters and a drone searched the creek from the air. The Chronicle reports helicopters also used a sling to carry equipment to search and rescue members at the falls.

​The fast-moving cold water and hazards, including log jams, made rescue efforts extremely dangerous.

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