(4:31 p.m.) Second Okatibbee drowning update

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Anonymous The Meridian Star Thu Apr 09, 2009, 04:31 PM CDT

We have now confirmed that emergency officials are currently searching for a man in his 70's who they believed drowned in Okatibbee Lake.

A member of the Corp of engineers found an abandoned truck still running at a boat ramp in the marina. They found the missing man's shoes and socks on the ground near the truck.

It is believed the individual's boat got away from him at the ramp, and after swimming to catch it, got tired and drowned in the lake.

Emergency officials who responded and are on the scene at this time are LEMA, and Bailey Fire and Rescue.

We will have more as it comes.

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