Emergency Crews Stop Searching For
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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics
The search has been called off for now, after water rescue and emergency management crews converged on the Wolftever - Harrison Bay section of Chickamauga Lake Friday afternoon on reports of a plane down.Crews have not confirmed the crash reported by one witness, but sonar-equipped search boats in the area did indicate "a large object on the bottom." The witness told officers it was a small "Cessna-type" plane or maybe an ultralight aircraft.However personnel in the FAA Tower at Lovell Field told police they had no radio traffic or reports of any plane in distress. Several emergency boats are converging on the area and officers have established a Command Post along Hwy. 58 north of Island Cove Marina. They are requesting other boats stay out of the area.Crews had to halt search operations when severe storms passed through the area, but as of 6:30, they were back on the water in the search mode.According to Chattanooga dispatch, there are no plans to resume the search Saturday morning.We'll have more information as it becomes available.
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