Missing 9-Year-Old Found Dead

Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 10:45 AM

By Travis Thayer @eagle993

The extensive search went on for two days.

(Florence, Ky.) - The search for Jenny Din ended in tragedy on Saturday evening.

After a lengthy search, the 9-year-old was found dead in a pond near her home, according to the Boone County Sheriff's Office.

Din had been missing from her Macintosh Lane home since Friday around 5:30 p.m.

Several volunteers and agencies assisted in the search operation including:

Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Florence Police Department
Boone County Fiscal Court
Boone County Emergency Management
Kenton County Emergency Management
Campbell County Emergency Management
Kentucky State Police
FBI
Kenton County Sheriff’s Office
Campbell County Land Search and Rescue (SAR)
Hamilton County SAR
Pendleton County SAR
Burlington Fire Protection District
Hebron Fire Protection District
Florence Fire/EMS
Cincinnati Fire Department
Miami Township Fire Department
Campbell Fire Rescue
Little Miami Fire Department
Sanitation District No. 1
American Red Cross
Various Local Business

The ground area covered was approximately four square miles. Approximately seven or eight miles were covered by air through drones and Kentucky State Police's helicopter, in addition to more ground miles tracked by law enforcement K-9.

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