Search underway for man missing on Lake Norfork

A search is underway for a man missing on Lake Norfork. Information from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office indicates a 911 call came in shortly before midnight reporting the 49-year-old man missing in the Henderson area, possibly between Float Creek and the U.S. Highway 62/412 bridge.The man and a woman had been on a boat on the lake earlier in the evening when their boat broke down. The woman reported the man jumped from the boat and attempted to swim to the shore. He was not wearing a life jacket.
Deputies searched the lake for several hours during the night and also went to the man’s house, but were not able to find him.

The search resumed again this morning after the female reported the man swam across the whole lake. The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, boats and divers have been searching the area, but have not found the man.

He does not have a cell phone, so they have not been able to call or ping his phone.

The man was wearing a black shirt, shorts and tennis shoes when he jumped out of the boat last night.

Anyone with information that can help with the search is asked to call the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office at 870-425-7000.

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