Search continues for man swept off bridge in Ozark County

OZARK COUNTY, Mo. – The Ozark County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man believed to have been swept away in flood waters just after midnight on Tuesday, April 30.

According to the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office, a woman called 911 shortly after midnight. She told the dispatcher that her boyfriend’s vehicle had been swept off Warren Bridge on County Road 328 during flood conditions.

The vehicle was found about 100 feet downstream at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, but the man was not inside. Hazardous conditions prevented the emergency responders from reaching the vehicle for several more hours.

Eventually, around 1 p.m., the vehicle was extracted from the river.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol Dive Team is working to find the man, but the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office has not yet deemed their efforts a recovery.

Several organizations were called in to help, including the Dora Volunteer Fire Department, Caney Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, Tecumseh Volunteer Fire Department, Ozark County Ambulance, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office.

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