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"Right now we don't feel putting more civilians on the street looking for us is going to be a benefit," he said. Instead, rescue teams searched the lake by boat again Monday morning and began the draining process in the afternoon. Officers stopped cars at a number of intersections in town, questioning some drivers and searching trunks, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported. Others passed out fliers about the girls. Elizabeth's parents didn't immediately respond to calls Monday from The Associated Press, and Lyric's family couldn't be reached for comment. On Sunday, the mothers of both girls said they were trying to stay strong. "Today I'm feeling pretty good," Misty Cook-Morrissey said Sunday. "Sometimes, when you think about it, you wonder if they're dead somewhere, but you try to push those thoughts out of your mind." Cook-Morrissey said she was grateful for the community support in Evansdale, a Waterloo suburb in northeast Iowa. "It's been good talking to people," she said. "It keeps your mind off of what's happening." Cook-Morrissey said her daughter might have tried to swim at the lake, despite a swimming ban. She said the family swims at another nearby lake regularly, and described Lyric as a good swimmer. Elizabeth's mother, Heather Collins, said it's rare for her daughter to venture too far from home, but she may have been persuaded by her older cousin. "We've talked about that before," Collins said "We've told them they're too young to go far." Misty Cook-Morrissey and Heather Collins are sisters.
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