Overview

• First responders recovered the body of 12-year-old Kollin Showalter on June 22 after a fisherman spotted him in the Neosho River.
• Showalter and 16-year-old Arthur Pollreis were struck and killed by a southbound train on a railroad bridge over the river on June 18.
• Search efforts were halted on June 21 due to overflowing banks, swift current and debris before crews returned to the water.
• A memorial fund at Commercial Bank in Erie will collect donations for one month to support the families of both boys.
• The Erie School District and Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center are offering free grief counseling to students and residents affected by the tragedy.