WHAT WAS LEFT BEHIND. YOU’RE WATCHING KOCO 5. BREAKING NEWS IS HAPPENING NOW. BREAKING RIGHT NOW FROM LAKE THUNDERBIRD. A SEARCH UNDERWAY AFTER TWO PEOPLE FELL OFF A JET SKI. CREWS FOUND ONE PERSON AND MULTIPLE AGENCIES ARE SEARCHING FOR THE OTHER. OUR KOCO JASON BURGER IS THERE LIVE RIGHT NOW. JASON, I KNOW YOU JUST GOT AN UPDATE FROM OFFICIALS. THAT’S RIGHT. THE SEARCH EFFORT IS ONGOING AS WE SPEAK. WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THERE ARE SEARCH BOATS IN THE WATER HERE AT LAKE THUNDERBIRD. THIS IS THE HOG CREEK AREA ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE. NOW, HERE’S WHAT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW. THIS IS MORE SPECIFICALLY OFF OF INDIAN POINT ROAD. AND THIS IS WHAT NORMAN FIRE AND THE CLEVELAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAID. TWO PEOPLE WERE ON A JET SKI, AND THAT JET SKI WENT UNDER WATER WITH ONE PERSON THAT WAS RECOVERED QUICKLY AND ANOTHER IS STILL MISSING. THIS ALL HAPPENED NEAR THE HOG CREEK CAMPGROUND, OFFICIALS SAY. ACCORDING TO THE NORMAN FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY HAVE TWO BOATS IN THE WATER SEARCHING FOR THE MISSING PERSON AND ARE BEING ASSISTED BY THE LITTLE AXE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE CLEVELAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, AS WELL AS PARK RANGERS. SO BEING SUCH AN EARLY INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT, WE DON’T HAVE ANY MORE DETAILS TO SHARE AT THIS TIME, BUT WE’RE ACTIVELY HELPING THEM, ASSISTING THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE DIVE TEAM AS THEY WORK THIS AREA. AND SO WE’RE JUST ASKING THE PUBLIC TO STAY AWAY FROM THIS AREA SO THOSE GUYS CAN CONTINUE TO WORK AND AND NOT WORK AND BE A HIGH EFFICIENCY AS THEY DO WHAT THEY DO. AND GUYS, I WISH I HAD DETAILS ABOUT THIS MISSING PERSON THAT WAS ON THE JET SKI RIGHT NOW. OFFICIALS COULDN’T EVEN GIVE US THAT FOR THE TIME BEING. SO WE’LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW IT AND BRING YO
Water rescue underway at Lake Thunderbird after person reported missing
Norman Fire Department officials are working with other agencies to find a person who went underwater in Lake Thunderbird Thursday night.
Updated: 10:11 PM CDT May 14, 2026
Norman Fire Department officials confirmed they are working with other agencies to find a person who went underwater in Lake Thunderbird Thursday night.>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning NewsletterFire officials said two people were on a “personal watercraft” that went into the water, with one person recovered in unknown condition and another still missing.Jeremy Walker, with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, said they were alerted about the incident and are assisting other agencies in the search. Walker said they had drones up in the area.WATCH: Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office officials give update on person missing at Lake ThunderbirdWalker said it was, “an incident where people were on a Jet Ski. Two people fell off the Jet Ski, one person was able to be found immediately. The other person, they weren’t able to find out exactly where that person was at the time and so that alerted all of us to get out here to help out as best we possibly could.”The incident occurred near the Hog Creek Campground, officials said.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. The Norman Fire Department has two boats in the water searching for the missing person and are being assisted by the Little Axe Fire Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office and park rangers. Walker said agencies are asking the public to stay away from the area as emergency workers continue search efforts. Top HeadlinesUPDATE: Severe weather risk upgraded as storms could produce 80 mph wind in OklahomaRichard Glossip granted $500,000 bond as former Oklahoma death row inmate awaits new trialOklahoma executes man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend and her baby in Tulsa fireSenators vote to withhold their own pay during future government shutdownsMap: Health officials in at least 10 states monitoring hantavirus exposures linked to cruise
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Norman Fire Department officials confirmed they are working with other agencies to find a person who went underwater in Lake Thunderbird Thursday night.
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Fire officials said two people were on a “personal watercraft” that went into the water, with one person recovered in unknown condition and another still missing.
Jeremy Walker, with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, said they were alerted about the incident and are assisting other agencies in the search. Walker said they had drones up in the area.
WATCH: Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office officials give update on person missing at Lake Thunderbird
Walker said it was, “an incident where people were on a Jet Ski. Two people fell off the Jet Ski, one person was able to be found immediately. The other person, they weren’t able to find out exactly where that person was at the time and so that alerted all of us to get out here to help out as best we possibly could.”
The incident occurred near the Hog Creek Campground, officials said.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
The Norman Fire Department has two boats in the water searching for the missing person and are being assisted by the Little Axe Fire Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office and park rangers.
Walker said agencies are asking the public to stay away from the area as emergency workers continue search efforts.
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