The caller said a 32-year-old male from Niton Junction had been swept down the McLeod River near the bridge off Highway 32. On the ground, the Yellowhead County Fire Department, Hinton Search and Rescue, Drayton Valley Search and Rescue, and Whitecourt Search and Rescue crews descended on the area to boost the efforts in locating the missing swimmer. The poster asked for help in all ways, from boaters to those with quads, horses, and drones, and also volunteers willing to help search on foot. Comments on her post from property owners living along the river popped up as residents laced up their boots and walked along the river’s edge searching for the missing man. Individual boaters joined in, too, as residents from multiple communities did everything in their power to find the missing man.

Source: thestar June 07, 2021 12:11 UTC