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On Thursday, Nyssa's body was found in a \"very dense briar thicket,\" Bowling Green police spokesman Ronnie Ward said at a news conference.

\"Search and rescue they worked tirelessly,\" Ward said. \"We wish the outcome had been different.\"

Nyssa's parents, three siblings and grandmother also died in the tornado, Ward said.

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PHOTO: People clear belongings and debris from a line of townhomes destroyed by the Dec. 11 tornadoes on Hillridge Court in Bowling Green, Ky., Dec. 15, 2021.
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PHOTO: Residents look at the damage following a tornado that struck the area, Dec. 11, 2021, Bowling Green, Ky.
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\"We just need people to pray,\" Ward said.

ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway contributed to this report.

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