COPLAY, Pa. – Recovering efforts are underway for a man who the police say ran into the Lehigh River after being served with a warrant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It happened at the river near the Whitehall Township-Coplay border shortly before 11:45 a.m.<\/p>\n
Crews have been searching the river near Whitehall Township, Coplay, and Northampton since late Thursday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man appeared to be struggling in the river after he ran into it, dispatches said.<\/p>\n
“It’s after a warrant. The male ran into the river and now it looks like he’s struggling in the river,” according to\u00a0dispatches.<\/p>\n
The Coplay police chief says they are now notifying the man’s next of kin to find out if there’s any information that his family has.<\/p>\n
Investigators say they want to make sure the man hasn’t made any other contact or tried to escape the area.<\/p>\n
Authorities say there are environmental challenges posed — such as the terrain itself and the speed of the river.<\/p>\n
Crews say that a person would not be able to safely hold onto a branch if they were in the river, because of how fast the water is moving.<\/p>\n
Police say they have dispatched several boats and have been using underwater sonar, and several other devices to try to find the person.<\/p>\n
Investigators say they’ve exhausted their options at this point and might resume the search efforts if they get any leads or new information.<\/p>\n