The search to recover the body of 27-year-old Patrick Cross continues, officials from Summit County Metro Parks and the city of Cuyahoga Falls confirmed Thursday.
Summit County Metro Parks Chief of Rangers Josh Hamblen said Thursday his department continued using a drone to help in the search. Contractors continue to dredge the area around the Gorge Dam as efforts to remove the dam continues, authorities hope the dredging may help to find Cross’s body, Hamblen said.
Cuyahoga Falls police continue to search for Cross’ body, Hamblen confirmed. Falls Fire is also still working to recover the body, having recently conducted a joint operation with more than 100 volunteers organized by the Cross family to search.
What happened on June 21 in the Cuyahoga River?
The Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department responded to multiple reports of a man and child in the Cuyahoga River after their inflatable capsized near the Portage Trail Bridge.
First responders found a woman and child near the shore, Falls Police Chief Chris Martin said during a press conference. The woman said Patrick and Braxton Cross were last seen floating near Broad Boulevard by the Sheraton Suites.
The family was tubing on three tubes that were connected when the incident happened. The family said the water was calm for a long time, but once they got near a bridge, the water got very rough and they flipped over.
Braxton’s body was recovered by search crews on the morning of June 22, a day after the incident.
Reporter Anthony Thompson can be reached at ajthompson@gannett.com, or on Twitter @athompsonABJ
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Falls, Summit Metro Parks, continue search for Patrick Cross, who went missing in June
Reporting by Anthony Thompson, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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