Divers end search for missing person at Tempe Town Lake

Rescue divers ended a search Monday for a missing person beneath the Rural Road Bridge at Tempe Town Lake without finding anyone, officials said.

There are no additional recovery efforts scheduled at this time, according to  Tempe Fire Medical Rescue, “and there are currently no reports of a missing person connected to the search.”

Authorities had received reports of a person who went underwater in the lake about 1 a.m. Sept. 7. A search was conducted before the recovery operation began.

Anyone with information or witnesses who saw what happened are encouraged to call the Tempe Police Department non-emergency line at 480-350-8311.

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