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CULVERT. THE SUSPECT HAD FELONY
WARRANTS OUT AGAINST HIM THIS
MORNING TEAMS WILL BE BACK ON
JORDAN. LAKE AIR HEADED THERE
RIGHT NOW AS THEY ARE SEARCHING
FOR 2 MISSING BOATERS. IT'S
BEEN MORE THAN 24 HOURS SINCE
THOSE VOTERS WERE LAST SEEN
LAUNCHING THEIR CANOE.
>> WE HAVE WRAL'S ANY KIND OF
ARE THERE. AND THE WRAL
BREAKING NEWS TRACKER AND ALI
CREWS ARE FACING SOME
CHALLENGES AS THEY TRY TO GET
THIS SEARCH STARTED AGAIN.
>> YES, CHRIS, THAT RISING
WATER LEVEL HERE AT JORDAN LAKE
THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
ALL MORNING IS THE ISSUE WE
HAVE SEEN JUST IN THE PAST 15
MINUTES. WE HAVE SEEN CREWS
BRING OUT WHAT APPEARS TO BE A
SMALLER RAFT. THEY WERE USING
LARGER BOATS YESTERDAY. BUT
TODAY THEY'RE HAVING TO USE
A RAFT OUT HERE BECAUSE OF THAT
LAKE LEVEL KEEP KEEPS RISING.
THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
ACTUALLY REPORTS IT ROSE MORE
THAN 13 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.
SO DEPUTIES TELL ME THAT THEY
ARE GOING TO USE THESE EFFORTS
AND AS MANY MEASURES AS THEY
CAN IN THESE CONDITIONS.
>> BUT WE KNOW THAT THEY SPENT
MORE THAN 8 HOURS YESTERDAY
TRYING TO FIND THE 2 MISSING
BOATERS. THEY WENT MISSING
AROUND 5 ON SUNDAY. THEIR CANOE
TURNED UP EMPTY. AND SO WE'RE
OF COURSE, GOING TO KEEP YOU
GUYS UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE
MORNING WITH THESE UPDATES AS
WE SEE THAT CREWS ARE ABOUT TO
HOP IN THAT BOAT RIGHT THERE
REPORTING IN CHATHAM COUNTY