Search goes on for former Des Plaines woman

A third day of searching for a former Des Plaines woman swept away by the flooded White River in southwestern Indiana Sunday morning proved equally fruitless Tuesday.

But this time the search for Cathryn McGill, 31, involved use of a remote operating vehicle which employs radar and sonar beneath the surface of the water, Indiana Conservation Officer Jim Schreck said. While an expectation of snow late Tuesday and early Wednesday isn’t likely to help the search, the waters are at least receding, he added.

Due to a miscommunication, authorities originally spelled McGill’s first name incorrectly. McGill’s husband, 35-year-old Adam McGill, was rescued by hunters after the couple exited their swept-away pickup truck on Highway 257 Sunday. Adam McGill was treated for hypothermia and released from an area hospital. Though previously living in Des Plaines, the couple now reside in Norfolk, Va., where Adam McGill is stationed with the Navy.