An enormous search is underway for a Georgia father of 5 who seems to have vanished whereas kayaking on a lake lengthy rumored to be haunted.
Dustin Valencia, 43, was reported lacking Wednesday by his spouse after he didn’t present as much as choose up his kids from college — with cops then discovering his automobile parked at Little Ridge Park on Lake Lanier, 11 Alive reported
Proof urged that Valencia had gone kayaking on the lake, however his inflatable raft was nowhere to be seen, based on authorities.
An enormous ongoing search was launched Thursday on land and water, with a number of models utilizing drones and specialist marine search tools.
Lake Lanier, the place Valencia disappeared, was constructed within the Fifties over submerged cities, forests, and cemeteries — and has been a location for eerie scenes within the Netflix drama “Ozark,” CNN beforehand reported.
Since 1994, over 200 individuals have died within the lake’s waters — with locals lengthy suggesting the lake is haunted.
Probably the most-repeated legends is the “Lady of the Lake,” supposedly the ghost of a girl whose automobile crashed into the lake who has since been noticed restlessly wandering at night time in a blue costume.
Associates say Valencia, a triathlete, was in peak situation.
“A group of us met at his church for a vigil, prayed, and then we left to come find him,” Cat Fritts, a good friend who final noticed Valencia early Tuesday morning throughout a exercise, instructed WBSTV in regards to the hunt to search out him.
“He’s got five kids. I can’t imagine what his family is going through. I think they would want everyone to know and go look for him and spread the word,” she mentioned.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Workplace is urging anybody who spots a stray inflatable kayak to contact their workplace.
