Russell County Sheriff's Office
The Russell County Sheriff's Office reported today that it is still searching for a man who reportedly fell out of a boat at Wilson Lake on Sunday.
At 4:04 p.m. Oct. 8, a female called Russell County 911 Dispatch to report that a man had fallen off a boat at Wilson Lake.
Dispatch learned that the man and woman had been boating toward the west end of Wilson Lake when the male occupant fell out of the boat and possibly struck his head on the boat as he fell.
Emergency crews were notified of the situation and units responded from the Russell County Sheriff’s Office along with units from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Russell County EMS, and multiple rural fire agencies.
This incident is being investigated by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the previously mentioned state and local agencies. This is still an active search and investigation as of this afternoon.
The Russell County Sheriff's Office would like to thank all partner agencies for their long hours of hard work up to this point. Due to this being an active investigation, nothing else will be released at this time.
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