Divers have been frantically searching for a paddle boarder who ‘vanished’ on a lake for almost 48 hours.
After a guy went into the ocean Friday afternoon at Crosby Beach in Waterloo, witnesses could be heard “screaming for help.”
At 4.50 p.m., emergency personnel flocked to Marine Lake, which is close to Crosby Lakeside Adventure and the Lakeside dining area.
An air ambulance and a coastguard helicopter were also visible at the scene, along with Merseyside Police, fire crews, and search and rescue personnel.
On Friday, families who were in the neighbourhood reported seeing a paddleboard “floating” as they thought the man was attempting to pursue it.
Eyewitnesses claimed that despite the best attempts of the crowd to assist him, he “vanished,” leaving people “screaming” and “calling for help.”
One guy remarked, “It was terrible. It still makes me feel queasy in my stomach. I’m just waiting for some kind of update.
He floated his board over to us. At first, we didn’t realise it belonged to him and thought it was a little unusual. So very sad. Just pray to God that they locate him for the sake of his entire family.
Another person said: “He tried to swim back but just vanished. He was trying to go after the board but it kept blowing further away.” That lake need staffing.
People made an effort to get to him, but when he fell under, there was nowhere for them to swim that was visible.
Emergency services are still present at the incident site today, according to police.
A statement stated, “A search is still going on at Marine Lake after a man got into trouble in the water on Friday and emergency services are still at the scene today.”
“It continues to be a priority, and we are still requesting the public to avoid the area while the search is going on.”