A body recovered this weekend in Hawaii is being investigated by authorities to determine if it is that of a Chicago nurse who disappeared in January.
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According to the Illinois Patch and NBC, Kelly Mrowinsk was hiking with a friend when she was swept away in a flash flood.
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Crews searched for her for several days but Kelly was not found.
Police in Hawaii said Kelly was hiking with a friend when they were swept away by a flooded river.
The friend was able to swim to shore and survived, but Kelly was not found.
Search parties looked for her for close to 10 days.
#HICountyFF called off the search (pending new developments) for Kelly Mrowinski on Mon., Feb. 5 after nearly 10-days. Mrowinski was swept down the Wailuku River on 01/26 after going for a swim https://t.co/koq1EktQP9 via @BigIslandNow
— HFFA1463 (@HFFA1463) February 12, 2018
Kelly’s mother even flew to Hawaii to help police with search efforts.
On Sunday, firefighters pulled a body from a river near Rainbow Falls in Hilo.
The body has yet to be identified.
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