FERRISBURGH, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont State Police are investigating the disappearance of a 48-year-old Burlington man who was reported to have fallen from a small fishing boat into Lake Champlain on Saturday afternoon.
The man was not wearing a life jacket when he fell into Kingsland Bay at about 4 p.m. Saturday, according to a companion who was also on the boat.
The companion tried to search for the man, but he did not resurface, and the search was unsuccessful, state police said.
Members of the Vermont State Police and other emergency crews responded to the bay. Those crews included wardens from the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Ferrisburgh Fire Department.
The Coast Guard is expected to continue search efforts. The Vermont State Police Underwater Recovery Team and Bureau of Criminal Investigations said they were to join the search and recovery operation Sunday morning, Nov. 8.
On Sunday, Vermont State Police sent out an update saying they were unable to locate the man and the search would resume on Monday. They say that an airplane crew from the U.S. Border Patrol has joined the search.
The Vermont State Police Victim Services Unit is providing assistance. State police said there are no indications at this time that the disappearance is suspicious.
The man’s name is being withheld pending further investigation and notification of relatives.
Anyone with information that might assist in the case should call the New Haven Barracks at 802-388-4919.
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