Ohio boy's funeral takes place; search for brother ends

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A funeral service for a 3-year-old boy who drowned in a river has taken place in eastern Ohio, a day after crews ended their search for his missing 2-year-old brother.

The Times Recorder of Zanesville reports about 40 people attended the service for Ayden Cecil at a Zanesville funeral home this morning.

Authorities say he and his 2-year-old half-brother, Anthony Tullius, wandered away from the family campsite at Ellis Dam on June 4. Ayden’s body was found later that morning in the water about a mile below the dam.

Officials on Monday called off the search for the younger boy. They had used divers, cadaver dogs and rescue boats in the weeklong search of the Muskingum River.