Vermont Man, 48, Missing After Falling From Fishing Boat Into Lake Champlain; Sunday Search Unsuccessful, Efforts to Resume Monday
Ferrisburgh, Addison County, Vermont — The Vermont State Police said on November 8 that search efforts continued through the day Sunday on Kingsland Bay in Ferrisburgh for a man who went missing after falling into Lake Champlain on Saturday, and that the man was not located.
According to the initial release, the man, a 48-year-old resident of Burlington, fell from a small fishing boat into Kingsland Bay at about 4:05 p.m. on Saturday, November 7. A companion on the boat told troopers the man was not wearing a life jacket; the friend tried to search for him, but he did not resurface.
Crews on scene Sunday included the Vermont State Police Underwater Recovery Team, the U.S. Coast Guard and an airplane crew from the U.S. Border Patrol. Responders on Saturday also included wardens from the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Ferrisburgh Fire Department, and the State Police Victim Services Unit is providing assistance.
The search is expected to resume Monday morning. The state police said there are no indications at this time that the disappearance is suspicious, and the man's name is being withheld pending further investigation and notification of relatives.
The case number is 26B5004806, and the investigating trooper is Josh Gurwicz of the New Haven Barracks. Anyone with information that might assist in the case should call the New Haven Barracks at 802-388-4919.
(Source: Vermont State Police)
Source: Vermont State Police
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Photo: 图：从佛蒙特州 Ferrisburgh 的 Kingsland Bay 州立公园北望尚普兰湖（资料图）。Capt. Tew 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Lake Champlain looking north from Kingsland Bay State Park in Ferrisburgh, Vermont (file photo). Photo by Capt. Tew, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
