Divers searching for missing person in Lake Palmer in Windermere

Orange County Fire Rescue officials said the missing person fell off a Jet Ski.

By Michael Eng
| 8:30 p.m. August 20, 2021

West Orange Times & Observer
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UPDATE 10:45 p.m. Friday, Aug 20:
Orange County Fire Rescue reported that search-and-rescue operations have been suspended. The scene has been turned over to the Orange County Sheriff's Office for recovery efforts.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE:
Orange County Fire Rescue divers are searching for a missing person in Lake Palmer in Windermere, the agency announced via Twitter at 7:22 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20.

According to the tweet, the missing person fell off a Jet Ski.

Rescue divers are in the water performing search-and-rescue efforts.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.