A missing 9-year-old girl and her father were identified as the two people whose bodies were pulled from the Great Miami River in Dayton, Ohio, on Monday, authorities said.

In a post on Tuesday on X , the Dayton Police Department said the bodies found in the river near West Riverview and West Monument avenues were 9-year-old Scarlibeth Garcia Montes and her father, 28-year-old Oscar Garcia. The two were last seen on Sept 11, police said .

Scarlibeth Garcia Montes (left) and her father Oscar Garcia (right) Credit: Dayton Police Department/Facebook

The Montgomery County Coroner's Office will determine the cause of death for each person, police said on social media. It was not immediately clear how the two ended up in the river.

"We extend our condolences to the Garcia family and as

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