Bryeon Hunter WESTCHESTER RESIDENT FINDS HIS BODY Board, Police Chief Commend Robert Larson “I needed to find Bryeon,” Robert Larson said before a standing-room-only crowd gathered in the Maywood Council Chambers at the May 21st board meeting. “And Bryeon needed for me to find him.” Larson, the Westchester man who heroically scoured the Des Plaines River for 30 days in a successful mission to find the body of one-year-old Bryeon Hunter, received several standing ovations when he and his Yellow Lab, Captain Dexter, were introduced. Hunter was murdered in Maywood, allegedly by his mother and her boyfriend and tossed into the river during the couple’s attempt at a cover-up. Some of the volunteers who joined Larson during his month-long search of the river were also in attendance as Larson was presented with a plaque of appreciation. During his comments, Larson recounted a few of the many acts of spontaneous generosity and kindness that spurred him to his discovery. One woman, when she heard about his efforts, gave him a canoe. Unfortunately, Larson didn’t paddle more than 100 yards before the canoe capsized. Although Larson was able to retrieve the canoe, he’d lost his equipment upstream. However, he gained invaluable insight: following the direction of his equipment gave him a clue to where the body might be located. “By dumping that canoe over it gave me some light at the end of the tunnel,” he said. “I’ve gotten calls from Austria, the UK, all over the world thanking me for my efforts but I just want to thank God for keeping us all safe out there,” said Larson, who was overwhelmed with emotion. His muffled words were drowned in the crowd’s deafening applause. After Larson spoke, one of the volunteers, Andrew Holmes, offered a few remarks. “We would like to thank the residents of Maywood. There’s no finger-pointing,” the man said. “Chief Curry you didn’t come up short. Where you stopped, we continued...with the help of the Mayor here and the Chief...we continued.” Pictured above: Maywood Police Chief Tim Curry, Robert Larson and rescue dog Captain Dexter. Story contributed by Michael Romain,
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:16:42 +0000
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