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Search yields no sign of missing Columbia man
October 26, 2003
Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Conn. -- More than 100 people spent their weekend searching the woods for a missing man.
Thomas Ryan, 47, was last heard from Saturday when he called from his cell phone and told friends he had gotten his truck stuck in the woods and was trying to walk out, police said. His truck was found Saturday afternoon.
Columbia Fire Chief Mike Lester said volunteers standing almost shoulder-to-shoulder in lines searched over six square miles of woods near Mono Pond.
"We've crisscrossed and searched and done everything we can," Lester said. "It's pretty rough terrain in there."
The searchers used dogs, all-terrain vehicles, and the state police helicopter, before calling everyone out of the woods Sunday afternoon.
State police Sergeant Kathleen Miller said a missing persons investigation would continue.
"We are interviewing the family and friends," she said. "We still have troopers going door-to-door canvassing the area to see if anyone saw anything," she said.
And now, the rest of the story:
Missing Man Found In Colchester
9:57 AM EST,October 27, 2003
Associated Press
COLCHESTER, Conn. -- A 47-year-old Columbia man who was the subject of a weekend search in the woods near his home, has turned up in Colchester.
Thomas Ryan was in good condition and apparently was unaware people were looking for him, said Sgt. J. Paul Vance, a state police spokesman.
"He was in fact not missing, but had failed to notify friends and family and friends of his whereabouts," Vance said.
Ryan was last heard from Saturday when he called from his cell phone and told friends he had gotten his truck stuck in the woods and was trying to walk out, police said. His truck was found Saturday afternoon.
Columbia Fire Chief Mike Lester said about 100 volunteers standing almost shoulder-to-shoulder in lines searched over six square miles of woods near Mono Pond. The searchers used dogs, all-terrain vehicles, and the state police helicopter, before ending the search Sunday afternoon.
"You're talking about manpower, the danger of being in the woods, tying up all that equipment and all that expertise," Vance said.
No criminal charges will be filed, and there is no provision in Connecticut to bill someone for the cost of a bogus search, Vance said.
"You can't put a price on it," he said. "You assess the situation, and put forth the resources needed to get the job done. That's what was done in this case."
Search yields no sign of missing Columbia man
October 26, 2003
Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Conn. -- More than 100 people spent their weekend searching the woods for a missing man.
Thomas Ryan, 47, was last heard from Saturday when he called from his cell phone and told friends he had gotten his truck stuck in the woods and was trying to walk out, police said. His truck was found Saturday afternoon.
Columbia Fire Chief Mike Lester said volunteers standing almost shoulder-to-shoulder in lines searched over six square miles of woods near Mono Pond.
"We've crisscrossed and searched and done everything we can," Lester said. "It's pretty rough terrain in there."
The searchers used dogs, all-terrain vehicles, and the state police helicopter, before calling everyone out of the woods Sunday afternoon.
State police Sergeant Kathleen Miller said a missing persons investigation would continue.
"We are interviewing the family and friends," she said. "We still have troopers going door-to-door canvassing the area to see if anyone saw anything," she said.
And now, the rest of the story:
Missing Man Found In Colchester
9:57 AM EST,October 27, 2003
Associated Press
COLCHESTER, Conn. -- A 47-year-old Columbia man who was the subject of a weekend search in the woods near his home, has turned up in Colchester.
Thomas Ryan was in good condition and apparently was unaware people were looking for him, said Sgt. J. Paul Vance, a state police spokesman.
"He was in fact not missing, but had failed to notify friends and family and friends of his whereabouts," Vance said.
Ryan was last heard from Saturday when he called from his cell phone and told friends he had gotten his truck stuck in the woods and was trying to walk out, police said. His truck was found Saturday afternoon.
Columbia Fire Chief Mike Lester said about 100 volunteers standing almost shoulder-to-shoulder in lines searched over six square miles of woods near Mono Pond. The searchers used dogs, all-terrain vehicles, and the state police helicopter, before ending the search Sunday afternoon.
"You're talking about manpower, the danger of being in the woods, tying up all that equipment and all that expertise," Vance said.
No criminal charges will be filed, and there is no provision in Connecticut to bill someone for the cost of a bogus search, Vance said.
"You can't put a price on it," he said. "You assess the situation, and put forth the resources needed to get the job done. That's what was done in this case."
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