A small community is in mourning after the search for a missing six-year-old girl who was seen running on the street led to the discovery of a body.
Airlie Montgomery was last seen in the NSW South Coast town of North Nowra at 2.15pm on Sunday.
About 100 community members joined the search for the little girl, who wore a pink jumpsuit and no shoes.
A body, believed to be Airlie’s remains, was found four hours after she was reported missing.
Krishnan, a local from North Nowra, was one of the dozens who helped search for the six-year-old.
He told the ABC he saw the little girl running along a housing estate on Sunday morning.
‘I feel very sad for the passing of a six-year-old girl,’ Krishnan said.
‘This morning I was sitting on the bench there and saying a prayer for her and saying bye-bye to her.’
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