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Volunteer search teams credited after Swansea resident found alive
Summary
Missouri Valley Search and Rescue and dozens of volunteers were recognized after they helped find a missing assisted‑living resident, Bill Crispin, who was located alive roughly two‑thirds of a mile from his home after several days of searching.
Mayor (unnamed) and emergency‑services leaders thanked volunteer search teams and multiple agencies after the successful search for an assisted‑living resident, identified in the meeting as Bill Crispin.
Chris Diamond, team chief of Missouri Valley Search and Rescue, described the multi‑agency effort and the volunteer coordination that supported the search. "We may be right now the face of the search, finding him Saturday, but it wasn't just us that kinda put the search on," Diamond said, crediting fire departments, police agencies, canine teams, drone crews and dozens of local volunteers. He said the man was found about 0.67 miles from his home and appeared to have survived in a shelter with food and water for about eight days.
The mayor praised the deputy police chief and the volunteer organizations and told the family and community the village is grateful. Diamond and the mayor encouraged community donations to volunteer search organizations and said the rescue highlighted the value of local volunteer networks and interagency mutual aid.
What comes next: Officials said they will continue to coordinate with search organizations, publicize volunteer groups' donation information, and debrief the response to identify lessons for future searches.
