Two 13-year-old girls are found dead and dumped by a river hours after they posted a final photograph while hiking in Indiana

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Two bodies were found in the search of two 13-year-old girls on a riverbank just hours after they posted a final eerie photo online while hiking in Indiana.

Police have not formally identified the bodies as Abigail Williams and Liberty German. For now they are just saying two bodies were found Tuesday afternoon near where the girls went missing along Deer Creek and said they suspect foul play.

However, people were posting their condolences on Williams' mother's Facebook page and police have 'scaled back' the search for the girls.

The bodies were discovered less than one mile away from the Monon High Bridge, where they were dropped off by family members at 1pm on Monday and were supposed to be collected later. 

Both of the girls' cellphones either died or were powered off.

Last night, German's grandfather Mike Patty told WLFI: 'The cellphone has been pinging around town – and here there is a cellphone tower – but the ping was last noted around five to six hours ago. And they say the phone is now dead.' 

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Liberty German posted these Snapchats of Abigail at at Monon High Bridge Trail close to when they started hiking around 2.07pm yesterday. They are the last photos of Williams

A search was conducted for Liberty German (left) and Abigail Williams (right) in the Deer Creek area after being missing for almost 24 hours

The bridge is something of a local beauty spot and is where the final picture of Abigail Williams was taken by Liberty German, hours before they were reported missing at 5.30pm. 

 Foul play is suspected but police have yet to comment on how the victims died. They also wouldn't comment on the extent of their injuries because of how early it is in the investigation.

Police did not disclose in a press conference if there were any suspects or persons of interest at this point. 

Police suspect foul play in the deaths of two bodies found during a search for Abigail Williams and Liberty German

Abigail Williams (left) and Liberty German (right) were supposed to be picked up by family members after hiking at Monon High Bridge but never showed up

 Right now it is considered a 'death investigation' and is not classified as a homicide. The teens were last seen at 1pm on Monday according to RTV6. 

Abigail Williams fishes in a photo on Facebook. Two bodies were found Tuesday on a riverbank along Deer Creek

German's photo of Williams on Snapchat at 2.07pm is the last documentation of the girls. 

'We’re just praying for their safe return. I’m upset and confused. Obviously, very distraught. I’m just worried.' 

'All I want to do is have the girls get home safe,' Patty said.

Assistant Delphi Fire Chief Curtis Borden told the station the girls were discovered this morning but that it was 'not good.' 

Williams and German were supposed to be picked up where they were dropped off a few hours later but never showed up. 

Police said that family members dropped them off but it is not clear if it was a parent of either girl, or a sibling. The two were reported missing at 5.30pm Monday evening. 

When the girls first went missing yesterday Fox 59 reported no foul play was suspected based off of the details the family gave police.  Officers initially considered issuing an Amber Alert but decided the situation did not fit the criteria.

Initially, foul play was not suspected when Abigail Williams (left) and Liberty German (right) disappeared. German was last seen wearing a tie dyed t-shirt similar to the one pictured

Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby said in a written release yesterday: 'Based on information learned from friends and family members, police do not suspect foul play and have no information to believe the girls are in any kind of danger, other than being exposed to outside elements' 

Anna Williams, Abigail's mother, told WLFI yesterday: 'I’m getting scared now. It’s getting cold and they’ve been out a long time. I don’t know what time they ate last.'

After the press conference where the dead bodies were found, people started posting condolences to Anna's Facebook page.

The Williams family appears to have an attachment to the bridge.  Anna's cover photo is an artistic photo of the railroad.

The teens were hiking around Monon High Bridge which is known as a local photo spot

Police, firefighters and volunteers searched the area until around midnight Monday and restarted the search when it became light outside Tuesday morning.  

A K-9 unit and a dive team were deployed to search for the teens. 

Monon High Bridge does not have any guardrails. JConline reports the bridge is one of Indiana Landmark's 10 most endangered historic sites in the state.