The search for a missing Eastern Iowa man has now switched from a rescue to recovery.
Authorities say the 30-year-old Dubuque man was camping with family members at Massey Marina Park, just south of Dubuque.
Family members say they last saw the man around 3:30 a.m., he had been drinking and fishing from the shore. They realized he was missing this morning and began their search on the Mississippi river.
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Crews are using seven boats and a jet ski to canvas the area, but know their search could take days.
Sergeant Tom Reittinger with the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Department says, “Well, it all depends upon if something gets hung up in the weeds or brush or something like that. Finally, it takes something like three or four days for a body to surface.”
Authorities say the river level is high, which means the current is strong and could have carried the body away.
Officials haven’t released the man’s name but did say he and his family had recently moved to the area from out of state.
