What was being called a water search and rescue, is now being called a search and recovery, after one person is still unaccounted for at an area lake.
Around 4 p.m. on Saturday, authorities confirmed a water rescue was underway at Hillsdale Lake is Miami County. It was later changed to a recovery mission, after authorities determined a man had possibly drowned.
A witness boater told authorities they saw two young children, a boy and a girl, alone in another boat. Authorities say they believe the father of the two children went overboard and drowned, but have not yet recovered the man’s body.
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“Units were advised that a boat was found with two children in it upset. a bystander was able to make contact with the children who stated that one adult male was in the water,” said Rodger Larison of the Johnson County Fire District 2.
Circumstances surrounding the possible drowning are unknown at this time.
“The male got into the water, but the circumstances of why, we don’t know. it’s nothing that we’re going to talk to children about,” said Larison.
The two children, their mother and missing father are believed to be from the Leawood area and were at the lake for recreational reasons.
The Johnson County Fire Districts 1 and 2, Miami County EMS, Miami County Water Rescue, Miami County Sheriff’s Office, Overland Park Police Department Dive Team, Kansas Wildlife Parks, and U.S. Corp of Engineers are all assisting with the search.
Search teams are using side sonar scanning to narrow down a search area. They have also been speaking with the fisherman who initially found the young children alone in the boat.
