Search for missing fisherman along the Yough River to suspended pending more information
A family is holding out hope that their loved one will be found alive.
A man was fishing along the Yough River in Connellsville when he disappeared.
On Thursday, the search was supposed to continue, but according to the New Haven Hose Company and Connellsville Police, they have made the decision to suspend the search.
They said after yesterday's search not yielding any results or sightings, they feel it will take the river's "natural ebb and flow to finally reveal Mr. Grimm's location."
They're still looking for 55-year-old Jerry Grimm, and crews have been using boats, divers, and helicopters in the search effort.
It all started on Tuesday night when New Haven Hose Company's fire chief got a 911 call around 9 p.m. about a fisherman who had gone missing in the river. Connellsville Police Sergeant Bryan Kendi said Grimm was last seen near the Crawford Avenue Bridge.
They were able to make that assessment from the people who had last seen him.
"Witnesses described the male being in one position, and then essentially started to move down river, and unfortunately, with the way that the river flows, there's a bend when it reaches the Crawford Avenue Bridge, and they unfortunately lost sight of him at that point," Kendi said.
Now, Kendi added that crews are focusing their search around that area, where Grimm went around the bend.
Meanwhile, public safety officials have been warning people to exercise caution on the Yough River prior to Grimm's disappearance. Especially because the rivers and rapids that run through Ohiopyle are up nearly four feet.
Just over a week ago, an experienced kayaker drowned in the Yough River. And earlier this month, three kayakers also had to be rescued when water levels were even higher.
These crews have been busy, and the spike in heat certainly has not helped.