According to police reports, search efforts for a missing man on the Lamoille River near Arrowhead Mountain Lake in Georgia resumed on Friday, July 3, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The man has not been located. The Vermont State Police, along with the Department of Public Safety’s search and rescue coordinator, plan to return to the area on Saturday, July 4, utilizing K-9 units to search the riverbanks and lakeshore downstream. If needed, operations on the water may resume on Monday, July 6.
The search follows an incident on Wednesday night, July 1, when a young girl fell into the water, prompting a relative to jump in to rescue her. The girl’s body was recovered by the Vermont State Police Underwater Recovery Team on Thursday evening and has been sent to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy. Search efforts for the man who attempted the rescue continued until Thursday evening but were unsuccessful.
Conditions on the water have been challenging due to rising water levels and strong currents following recent thunderstorms. The Vermont State Police will provide further updates as the search progresses.
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Source: Vermont State Police
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