Danbury, Wis (WEAU) - The body of a little girl missing since Tuesday evening was found just a few yards away from her home.

Investigators say around 7 p.m. Tuesday, 3-year-old Reena Mae WIlliams wandered off from her home in Danbury.

Investigative teams and volunteers launched a massive search effort.

At a news conference Wednesday evening, new details were released.

Search teams found Reena's body about 25 yards from her home in a canal.

"Approximately two and a half to three feet deep," said Sheriff Dean Roland.

It's an area her family launched boats into the water.

Deputies say the family dog was with the girl leading up to the disappearance and returned wet a while later.

That gave investigators a hint as to where the girl might have been.

Shortly before 5 p.m., search crews found her body in the water.

The investigation remains open, but no criminal intent is believed at play.

Reena's father was the last person to see her about 90 minutes before she went missing.

Diana Naylor said she and a neighbor found Reena wandering barefoot earlier Tuesday evening about a mile from her home, meaning the girl had left the home multiple times that day before she went missing.

"Nobody was even looking for her. Then it happened a half hour later. How can it happen twice in one evening?" said Naylor who along with many others are shaken by the incident.

Investigators have drained the canal where the little girl was found dead.

"We are looking for any evidence that can help us in this investigation," said Roland.

Around 100 volunteers and multiple agencies, including the FBI and Wisconsin Department of Justice came together to find the girl.

"You had to think, what would you do if you were 3? And we would check underneat leaves and stuff like that," said one of the young volunteers at the site, Bailey Woodford.

Her friend Kaitlyn Moser who is from Danbury said the tragedy brought the community together and they did what they could.

Even Reena's mom came out to thank the community.

"I just want thank everyone for helping out for the generous offers to try to locate my daughter. I appreciate everything this community has done in the area," said Jenna Danish who only had the one statement to offer as of Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, after an entire day of searching, rescuers say they are also shaken up by what happened to little Reena who had her whole life ahead of her.

"This is a child. This is a child with a future," said Roland.

An autopsy is scheduled in the coming days.

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BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: The Burnett County Sheriff's Office says Reena Mae Williams was found dead in 3 feet of water just 25 yards from home. They discovered her body just before 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Our reporter on the scene is getting the latest details. We'll bring those to you on weau.com as soon as we get them and we'll have reaction to the discovery tonight on WEAU 13 News at 10.

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DANBURY, Wis. (AP) -- Hundreds of volunteers are helping search for a missing girl in Burnett County.

Sheriff's officials say 3-year-old girl Reena Williams apparently wandered away from her home in Danbury about 7 p.m. Tuesday. Danbury is about 60 miles south of Duluth, Minn.

County Emergency Management Director Rhonda Reynolds says at least 500 volunteers are helping look for the girl Wednesday.

Reynolds says the search is complicated by the number of trees blown down in the area last summer.

The Duluth News Tribune reports about 50 law enforcement officers are conducting the search.

Helicopters from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Minnesota State Patrol have been used in the search.

The DNR is searching the St. Croix River and Danbury dam, which is 2 to 3 miles from the girl's home.
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SIREN, Wis. (WEAU) - The Burnett County Sheriff's Office says a three-year-old girl is missing after she wandered away from her home in the Town of Swiss, near Danbury on Tuesday night.

The department describes Reena Mae Williams as a white female, with green eyes, and blonde hair, worn in a partial ponytail. She is 3 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs between 30-50 pounds. Reena was last seen wearing pants, a long-sleeved purple shirt and not wearing any shoes.

Minneapolis NBC affiliate KARE-TV talked to Williams’ mother, Jenna Danish. She told the station that Reena was playing with dogs when she vanished Tuesday evening. Danish told KARE-TV her daughter's name is Reena and not Renna as was previously reported by law enforcement.

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Burnett County Sheriff's Office says a 3 year-old girl is missing after she wandered away from her home in the Town of Swiss, near Danbury on Tuesday night.

The missing girl is named Renna, and she is described as a white female, with green eyes and blonde hair, that was worn in a partial ponytail.

She was last seen wearing pants, a long-sleeved purple shirt, and she was not wearing shoes.

Deputies suspended the search early Wednesday morning, but it is expected to resume during daylight hours.

The DNR is searching the St. Croix River and Danbury dam, which is 2 to 3 miles from the girl's home.

If you have any information, you are asked to call the Burnett County Sheriff's Office at (715) 349-2121.