Peters Lake Park closed for a time after kayak found partially submerged with no one around

PETERS TOWNSHIP, Pa, — Peters Lake Park was closed for a time Saturday after a kayak was found floating unattended in the middle of the water.

According to the Peters Township Fire Department, they were called around 7 a.m. by the police department after a blue kayak was found partially submerged in the water with personal belongings inside.

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The park was closed down to allow crews to search the area. The search involved people on foot, in vehicles, in two boats on the water and a drone was used to fly over the area. Peters Township Fire Chief Mike Mclaughlin said there was “no significant findings.” Mclaughlin said they did not dive under the water and that there was no evidence of anyone in the lake.

If you have any information, you’re asked to call 911.

Peters Lake Park is 189 acres and the lake includes two boat launches, a fishing pier, kayak launch and a walking trail.

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