WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — Authorities, family and friends have resumed their search for a man who went missing Wednesday night on Bald Eagle Lake in White Bear Township.
KARE 11 spoke with a family member who identified the man as 62-year-old Mark Lowell.
Mark's nephew Johnny Lowell said that Mark and his girlfriend were on the lake in a pontoon near an island when Mark went into the water around 8 p.m. Wednesday. His girlfriend saw him starting to struggle in the water before he went under and never resurfaced.
Ramsey County officials said they arrived at the lake soon after and searched the southeast corner of the island until 1 a.m. Johnny said he was searching for his uncle all night through the morning hours, aided by friends.
Officials resumed the search with one boat and a drone at 8 a.m. Thursday. White Bear Lake Fire Department and Washington County officials have also joined the search, and officials said they plan to bring in a dive team.
"We know that they want answers. We know that they're in anguish right now," said Steve Linders, the public information officer for the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office. "We care about them, we share their pain, we feel their pain and we're doing everything we can to get them some answers that they want. We're not going to stop until we find him."
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is available.
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