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(AP) -- Update: Oct. 11 at 2:50 p.m.:

Police say a search of a cistern under a deck at a vacant Kansas City home turned up no signs of a 10-month-old girl who has been missing for a week.

Kansas City firefighters took turns Tuesday being lowered into a 40-foot cistern at a home five blocks from where Lisa Irwin went missing Oct. 4. But officials say the three-hour search came up empty.

Lisa's parents reported her missing after her father returned home from work around 4 a.m. last Tuesday. Her parents said someone must have crept into their home while the child's mother and brothers slept and snatched the girl.

Police say they have no suspects and have found no evidence despite an intense hunt by hundreds of investigators from local, state and federal agencies.

Original Story:

Authorities searching for a 10-month-old girl are looking inside a cistern under the deck of a vacant Kansas City home.

The Kansas City Star reports a firefighter reported feeling something after being lowered into the waterproof receptacle about 11 a.m. Tuesday. A different person was lowered down before noon.

Two large trucks with suction equipment have arrived at the home to drain water from the cistern.

Lisa Irwin's parents, Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, reported their daughter missing after her father returned home from work a week ago Tuesday. Her parents said someone must have crept into their home while the child's mother and brothers slept and snatched the girl.

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