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Multi-Agency Search Resumes for Missing Girl and Man at Kanopolis Lake

Rescuers used dive teams, boats, drones to continue scouring the lake after a boat drifted away during Thursday’s swim

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Overview

  • On July 3 at 7:21 p.m., a sudden gust carried a boat away from three swimmers near Kimball Point at Kanopolis Lake.
  • A nearby camper pulled one swimmer ashore and she was hospitalized in Lindsborg before being airlifted to a Wichita hospital in serious condition.
  • Ellsworth County deputies, wildlife officers and McPherson and Saline County dive teams resumed operations Friday morning with boats and drones.
  • Authorities believe the missing 14-year-old girl and 40-year-old man were not wearing life vests when the incident occurred.
  • Search efforts are focusing on underwater currents and shorelines as multi-county responders coordinate the recovery