{"id":644228,"date":"2026-05-15T07:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/644228\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T07:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:10:24","slug":"emergency-crews-are-searching-lake-thunderbird-for-a-missing-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/644228\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency crews are searching Lake Thunderbird for a missing person"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWHAT WAS LEFT BEHIND. YOU\u2019RE 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\u2019S 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\u2019S 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\u2019S 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\u2019S OFFICE, AS WELL AS PARK RANGERS. SO BEING SUCH AN EARLY INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT, WE DON\u2019T HAVE ANY MORE DETAILS TO SHARE AT THIS TIME, BUT WE\u2019RE ACTIVELY HELPING THEM, ASSISTING THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE DIVE TEAM AS THEY WORK THIS AREA. AND SO WE\u2019RE 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\u2019T EVEN GIVE US THAT FOR THE TIME BEING. SO WE\u2019LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW IT AND BRING YO\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Water rescue underway at Lake Thunderbird after person reported missing<\/p>\n<p>Norman Fire Department officials are working with other agencies to find a person who went underwater in Lake Thunderbird Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768642636_541_koco.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"KOCO logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:11 PM CDT May 14, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.koco.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNorman Fire Department officials confirmed they are working with other agencies to find a person who went underwater in Lake Thunderbird Thursday night.&gt;&gt; Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5\u2019s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5\u2019s Morning NewsletterFire officials said two people were on a \u201cpersonal watercraft\u201d that went into the water, with one person recovered in unknown condition and another still missing.Jeremy Walker, with the Cleveland County Sheriff&#8217;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\u2019s Office officials give update on person missing at Lake ThunderbirdWalker said it was, &#8220;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\u2019t 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.\u201dThe 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\u2019s 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\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNORMAN, Okla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Norman Fire Department officials confirmed they are working with other agencies to find a person who went underwater in Lake Thunderbird Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koco.com\/article\/get-koco-news-on-the-go-download\/44041628\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download the KOCO 5 app<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KOCO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to KOCO 5\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koco.com\/subscribe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for KOCO 5\u2019s Morning Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fire officials said two people were on a \u201cpersonal watercraft\u201d that went into the water, with one person recovered in unknown condition and another still missing.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Walker, with the Cleveland County Sheriff&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: Cleveland County Sheriff\u2019s Office officials give update on person missing at Lake Thunderbird<\/p>\n<p>Walker said it was, &#8220;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\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred near the Hog Creek Campground, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s Office and park rangers. <\/p>\n<p>Walker said agencies are asking the public to stay away from the area as emergency workers continue search efforts. <\/p>\n<p>Top Headlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WHAT WAS LEFT BEHIND. YOU\u2019RE WATCHING KOCO 5. BREAKING NEWS IS HAPPENING NOW. 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