Witness describes search efforts for lacking swimmer at Beaver Dam in Baltimore County

A person was visiting the Beaver Dam quarry in Baltimore County on Sunday together with his household when he mentioned he heard a commotion after which noticed a swimmer struggling within the water. 

Emergency responders performed search, rescue, and restoration efforts for a person in his 30s who went underwater and by no means resurfaced, in keeping with the Baltimore County Fire Department.

Josh Bradds advised WJZ he thought of leaping into the water earlier than lifeguards rushed to the water.

“I looked around and I saw four separate lifeguards on their way to him, and I was like, ‘OK, he’s getting saved,'” Bradds mentioned. “You could even hear the people sigh when she pulled up. “You thought he was going to get saved, and he by no means got here up.”

After crews suspended the search on Sunday evening and resumed on Monday, the directive has modified to a restoration mission.

Recovery efforts for the lacking swimmer will proceed on Tuesday.

Witness reacts to Beaver Dam search efforts

A Baltimore County Fire spokesperson mentioned a lifeguard tried to rescue the person, however misplaced him within the water.

“Imagine being out having fun and you don’t come home with your family,” Bradds mentioned.

Several folks commented on social media about different drownings within the deep quarry and the way harmful it’s to swim there.

The Beaver Dam Swimming Club has seen a number of drownings at its quarry over the past 20 years, with the newest in 2014.

On Monday, the hearth division used divers, handheld sonar, and an underwater robotic from Howard County Fire and Rescue to go looking the quarry.

“There’s not many places in Baltimore, especially places where you can dive in deep bodies of water,” Bradds mentioned. “You really don’t know how to feel. It feels fake. Everybody out there is never going to forget this day. Like we just saw that man disappear.”

Bradds advised WJZ it is necessary to remain secure in deep waters.

“Put that vest on. I mean, it’s going to change the way I think about that place,” Bradds mentioned.

Recovery efforts to proceed

Response crews responded round 6 p.m. on Sunday to the ten,000 block of Beaver Dam Road in Cockeysville for experiences of a swimmer who had disappeared within the water and was unaccounted for.

Dive crews looked for hours on Sunday earlier than darkness and storms within the space pressured it to be suspended. The search efforts resumed on Monday, however after no luck, crews deemed the mission a restoration operation.

The search was suspended on Monday, and it’ll proceed on Tuesday, in keeping with fireplace officers.