Deerfield River Disappearance
On Saturday, the first of August, a terribly sad incident occurred. Shanara Henry, 18, disappeared on the Deerfield River while tubing with eleven companions without a life vest. Unable to swim, law enforcement officials are worried that she may have drowned. The group claims that they had all hit strong rapids and everyone tipped over on their tubes, everyone but Henry came up.
During June and July, the Deerfield River builds up the highest rapids and most dangerous flows, making it more difficult for rescuers to continue the search.
20-30 police and fire fighters have been on the search as well as the K-9 unit and expert kayakers. An aerial search was not able to be conducted due to fog and rain. However even though it gets worse every day without results, the search continues.
For more information visit:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/law_enforcement_continue_to_se.html