Bodies of two boys recovered near Kingman

Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000 | 11:01 a.m.

The bodies of two boys buried in a pile of dirt in a rugged desert wash have been recovered near Kingman, Ariz.

Crews used shovels and a backhoe to extricate the victims Monday after a citizen reported discovering an arm sticking out of a pile of fresh dirt in the wash, said Mohave County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Johnson.

Investigators believe the boys were digging in the wash when a 10-foot wall of dirt collapsed on top of them.

The bodies were pulled from up to four feet of dirt in the wash, Johnson said.

The names of the victims were withheld pending positive identification and notification of kin. Johnson confirmed that authorities suspected the deceased are the same boys who were reported missing Sunday about 8 p.m.

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