Lysander, NY -- State police, county sheriff's deputies and firefighters are conducting a search at this hour for a missing canoeist on the lake at Beaver Lake Nature Center in the town of Lysander, a county parks official has confirmed. The call came into the Onondaga County 911 Center at 2:22 p.m. "There is a search for a lost person...
Lysander, NY -- State police, county sheriff's deputies and firefighters are conducting a search at this hour for a missing canoeist on the lake at Beaver Lake Nature Center in the town of Lysander, a county parks official has confirmed.
The call came into the Onondaga County 911 Center at 2:22 p.m.
"There is a search for a lost person in the water at Beaver Lake," said Jon Cooley, director of recreation and public programs for the Onondaga County Parks and Recreation Department.
Cooley said a canoeist is missing, but no one is sure if the canoeist is in the water.
The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office Air One helicopter is being used for the search and a dive team was called to the lake shortly after 3:30 p.m.
Post-Standard reporter Charles McChesney is on the scene and will update this story when details become available.