Rescue crews search for missing tuber along Puyallup River
Jul 9, 2012, 5:28 AM | Updated: 6:53 am
Two inner-tubers were swept away in the Puyallup River near Orting, Sunday, and while one was found shortly after, rescue crews are still searching for the other.
Crews suspended their search for a 29-year-old Buckley man Sunday night, but Pierce County Detective Ed Troyer believes the conditions for their search will be good on Monday.
“Everything is very right for the person [to have] survived,” Troyer said.
According to Troyer, the water isn’t swift despite a lot of volume; the temperatures are warm, and they suspect he might be on a beach somewhere.
“The chances are he’s going to be okay,” said Troyer. “He’s got everything going for him.”
Crews returned to the search around sunrise on Monday. the Swift River Rescue team with the help of a dive team and aerial coverage will search for the man.
