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Boater Missing In Frostproof Lake Clinch, Polk County Deputies Searching

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is currently searching Lake Clinch in Frostproof for a missing boater.
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching Lake Clinch in Frostproof for a missing boater.

At around 8:20 p.m., Sunday, June 18, 2023. PCSO deputies along with Frostproof Fire Department responded to Lake Clinch and had boats immediately into the water to look for the boater.

Preliminary information so far is that two boaters were on a single Jet Ski on Lake Clinch. For unknown reasons, the Jet Ski overturned. One boater was able to swim safely to shore. One is currently missing.

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The PCSO Marine Unit and Underwater Search and Recovery Team (USART) will search throughout the night and until the boater is located.

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