Bodies of Mother, Daughters Found After Tennessee Fire

Bodies of Mother, Daughters Found After Tennessee Fire
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A missing mother and her two children were identified by officials as victims of the wildfire that scorched Tennessee.

Constance Reed went missing with her two girls on Monday, as the fire burned through Sevier County and the city of Gatlinburg, KnoxNews.com reported. Rev. Philip Morris, the family’s pastor, confirmed that Reed and her daughters died.

The names of the girls are Chloe Reed, 12, and Lily Reed, 9. They went missing from their home in Chalet Village since Monday night.

Reed’s father-in-law, Grant Reed, also noted that the two girls had died.

“With profound sadness that is now a part of my soul I am sorry to share the passing of Constance, Chloe and Lily,” he wrote on Facebook, per KnoxNews.com. “Please continue to pray for my son Michael and his son Nichols.”

Thick smoke from area forest fires looms in Gatlinburg, Tenn., on Nov. 28, 2016. (Brianna Paciorka/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
Thick smoke from area forest fires looms in Gatlinburg, Tenn., on Nov. 28, 2016. Brianna Paciorka/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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