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Day 3: Desperate search continues for missing teen on flooded South Fork Catawba River
June 11, 2019 at 9:50 AM EDT - Updated June 13 at 7:34 AM
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A father is asking for prayers as crews continue searching for 14-year-old Ethan Danny Britt, who went missing while swimming in the South Fork Catawba River Monday night.
Another teen, David Winder, was rescued after he became stranded on an island Tuesday morning. Rescue crews said Winder was conscious and talking when he was transported.
Officials say the two went swimming in the South Fork Catawba River around 6:30 p.m. Monday in area off Stanly Spencer-Mountain Road in Lowell. Both teens were swept away in the current, officials said, and were taken over the dam.
Just after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, officials released a photo of Britt. He is described as a white male, 5′4″ tall and 140 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes and a scar under his right eye. Britt’s father provided a picture to WBTV Tuesday evening.
14-year-old Ethan Danny Britt went missing while swimming on the South Fork Catawba River on Monday, June 10, 2019. (Source: Provided by Family)
Residents along the water are asked to be on the lookout for any signs of him. Britt’s father is asking the community to please pray for his son.
On Tuesday morning, a passerby called 911 after seeing one person in the water. Rescue crews say they had to use a swift water boat to rescue Winder, which was difficult because of moving currents and debris.
In the 911 call released Wednesday, the caller told police that they saw a person, presumably Winder, stranded in the water on the South Fork River, yelling for help.
June 11, 2019 at 9:50 AM EDT - Updated June 13 at 7:34 AM
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A father is asking for prayers as crews continue searching for 14-year-old Ethan Danny Britt, who went missing while swimming in the South Fork Catawba River Monday night.
Another teen, David Winder, was rescued after he became stranded on an island Tuesday morning. Rescue crews said Winder was conscious and talking when he was transported.
Officials say the two went swimming in the South Fork Catawba River around 6:30 p.m. Monday in area off Stanly Spencer-Mountain Road in Lowell. Both teens were swept away in the current, officials said, and were taken over the dam.
Just after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, officials released a photo of Britt. He is described as a white male, 5′4″ tall and 140 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes and a scar under his right eye. Britt’s father provided a picture to WBTV Tuesday evening.
14-year-old Ethan Danny Britt went missing while swimming on the South Fork Catawba River on Monday, June 10, 2019. (Source: Provided by Family)
Residents along the water are asked to be on the lookout for any signs of him. Britt’s father is asking the community to please pray for his son.
On Tuesday morning, a passerby called 911 after seeing one person in the water. Rescue crews say they had to use a swift water boat to rescue Winder, which was difficult because of moving currents and debris.
In the 911 call released Wednesday, the caller told police that they saw a person, presumably Winder, stranded in the water on the South Fork River, yelling for help.
