A rescue operation to find a paddleboarder who went missing in Alder Lake on Wednesday is now a recovery mission as hours have passed since his suspected drowning, Carly Cappetto, spokesperson for the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, told The News Tribune.
Authorities responded at 4:10 p.m. to the Pierce County lake for reports of a 24-year-old man who fell off his paddleboard into the lake, Cappetto said. The man, who wasn’t wearing a personal flotation device, went underwater and hasn’t resurfaced.
There were 24 units at the scene actively searching for the man, Cappetto said…