Teams from across Ore. searching for missing boy
Watched by school principal Ben Keefer, left, Capt. Michael Shults of the Multnomah County Sheriff's office reads a statement from the family about the search for missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman, at Brooks Hill Historical church across from Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Ore. on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)
PORTLAND, Ore.—Investigators who have searched for six days for a missing 7-year-old Oregon boy without success are turning to experts from across the state to assist in the expanding effort.
The search has been slowed by the rough terrain surrounding the rural Skyline Elementary School, where 7-year-old Kyron Horman was reportedly last seen after a science fair by his stepmother on Friday morning.
Several storms have crossed the area, drenching searchers who called off their efforts on Friday night but have been working nearly 24 hours a day since.
On Wednesday, an experienced search and rescue expert said time is a factor in the search. Minutes later, a trickle of raindrops segued into a deluge that blew
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