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Citing health risks and scant chances of success, Police Chief David Bejarano has ruled out a second landfill search for clues into the disappearance of a South Park toddler, officials said.

Bejarano made the decision following intensive consultations with detectives investigating the presumed abduction almost three months ago of 2-year-old Jahi Turner, SDPD information officer Dave Cohen said.

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Bejarano: Several Factors Led To Decision

"There is no specific information that indicates any evidence would be found at the Otay (dump)," he said. "The chief also was presented with research indicating there may be significant health risks to those involved."

The case gained widespread publicity as it came in the wake of the Danielle van Dam case in San Diego. That 7-year-old girl was abducted from her home and her body was later found in East County. Trial of the accused killer is expected to resume next week.

Wednesday, authorities confirmed that a body found in the Cleveland National Forest was that of a 5-year-old girl kidnapped earlier this week in the Orange County city of Stanton.

In the case of Jahi Turner, the missing boy's 23-year-old stepfather told authorities Jahi vanished from a Balboa Park playground the afternoon of April 25.

Within days, teams of police and volunteers were searching the city's Miramar-area landfill. That site, along with the Otay dump, is the destination for refuse from the area where Jahi went missing.

The protective suit-clad crews turned up nothing of value from the tons of garbage they sifted for a full week.

Unlike the Miramar dump, the South Bay-area landfill collects sewage- treatment sludge.

Studies indicate that those who handle such "Class B" organic-waste byproducts face heath risks from various pathogens, including bacteria and viruses, Cohen explained.

"Chief Bejarano is concerned that searchers would have to clean sludge from every item in the landfill to determine whether it was related to Jahi's disappearance," he added. "The exposure to Class B sludge would be considerable."

Despite the decision, SDPD investigators continue to work full time to determine what has become of the toddler, and who spirited him away, according to department officials.

"They remain confident that, at some point, they will be able to present a case to the district attorney," the spokesperson said. "At this time, nobody has been ruled out as a possible suspect."