PREBLE COUNTY – The search for a missing man continues this morning at a private lake in the 6300 block of Guy Murray Road near New Paris.
Units from the Sheriff’s Office, Northwest Fire & EMS and the New Paris Police Department responded to the initial call on Sunday, October 19th at approximately 1:49 A.M. after the Sheriff’s Office 9-1-1 Center received a 9-1-1 call reporting that a male subject, age 20, was in the lake and had chased a kayak that was floating in the lake and the kayak he was in overturned. The caller reported that he had jumped in to find him but was unable to do so.
The caller reported that they had looked for him for 20-30 minutes before calling 9-1-1.
Camden – Somers Twp. Fire and EMS Water Rescue Unit and the Richmond Fire Department were also a part of the initial response to this incident.
Public safety units arrived on scene and could not locate the subject. Additional resources were contacted, and a coordinated search began at daylight. This included search and rescue boats equipped with sonar. The search lasted all day Sunday until dark and was hampered due to rain and windy conditions.
Units from the Sheriff’s Office remained on scene overnight.
A large contingent of resources, including watercraft with sonar, drones and K-9 units, began searching this morning and will continue throughout the day.
