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Fairfield Police Call Off Search At Lake; No Swimmers Reported Missing

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — After searching the waters of Lake Mohegan on Friday afternoon for a possible missing swimmer, police called off the search by evening 

Emergency crews respond to a drowning at Lake Mohegan in 2012.

Emergency crews respond to a drowning at Lake Mohegan in 2012.

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"We are clearing the scene at lake Mohegan as a search did not indicate anyone in the water and no reports of anyone missing," Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara said via Twitter ‏@ChiefGaryMac at about 7 p.m.

MacNamara said Fairfield police and firefighters began searching the water on a report of a possible missing swimmer. 

But after extensive searches of the water, no sign was found of a possible victim and no swimmers were reported missing. 

"Search of lake on surface and with divers have yet to locate anyone. No indication that anyone is missing," he said via Twitter. 

Police used small boats, jet skis and dive teams, from both Fairfield and Westport, to search the waters of the lake, according to the Connecticut Post.

According to NBC Connecticut, swimmers must scan in with an ID while on the grounds. Everyone who scanned in on Friday is accounted for, NBC said.

Divers searched the lake as a precaution.  The search ended just before 7 p.m.

A 10-year-old Bridgeport girl drowned in Lake Mohegan in July 2012, prompting the town to place warning signs at non-designated swimming areas. She drowned after swimming into a deeper part of the lake, which has drastic changes in depth.

Many areas along the shore have underwater shelves where the lake bottom can drop as much as 20 feet instantly. At its deepest the lake is about 60 feet deep.

In August 2011, a 39-year-old Shelton man was fishing along the lake’s shore when he fell in another area with a sudden drop in depth. Lifeguards and Fairfield Police teams rushed to find him but were not able to save him.

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