Two boys killed after being hit by train in Kansas

ERIE, Kan. — An investigation continues in Erie, Kansas, after two boys were hit and killed by a train.

According to Neosho County Sheriff Greg Taylor, the boys were walking on the railroad trestle over the Neosho River when they were hit.

The call came in just after 12:30 p.m. The body of one of the boys was recovered, and the other went into the flooded river.

It resulted in a search through the late afternoon on Wednesday.

Taylor told us they used a helicopter, drones, boats, and dogs to help locate the boy's body.

Swift water rescue teams from the Chanute and Anderson County Fire Departments returned Thursday morning despite the river's rising water levels.

The Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Wildlife and Parks are assisting in the investigation.