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Rescue squad recounts exhaustive volunteer search in Ashe County; effort paused, sheriff to continue investigation
Summary
Ice County Rescue Squad coordinator Robert Poe told commissioners the volunteer search for a missing 63-year-old covered 689 acres and logged 1,739.3 hours; volunteers used drones, dogs and water teams and have suspended their organized search while the sheriff's office continues the investigation.
Robert Poe, coordinator for the Ice County Rescue Squad, gave Ashe County commissioners a detailed account of a recent missing‑person search, describing a multiagency volunteer effort that he said logged 1,739.3 volunteer hours and covered 689 acres before the organized volunteer search was suspended and the sheriff's office took lead on the investigation.
"We used search teams. We use drones with thermal capability. We use drones with spotlights and dog teams," Poe said, listing…
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