Four months later, searches are still being conducted.
Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace pace said the search has been scaled back but will continue.
The Mississippi River is a beautiful place, especially for those who love the outdoors.
But, it has another side.
The river is a mile wide in places with depths reaching more than 100 feet. Combined with its current, it can be unforgiving.
Four months later, their fathers are still searching for their boys and closure. Somebody s been on the water every day, said Med Palmer, Gunner s father. I m going at least once a week, depending on the weather.
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Search continues for missing hunters along Mississippi River
December 18, 2020 GMT
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) Authorities say they’re continuing to search for two missing hunters, two weeks after their boat was found capsized in the Mississippi River.
Four boats will be in the water Friday as part of the effort, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said.
Searchers also plan to bring two cadaver dogs from Louisiana to assist, WLBT-TV reported.
The hunters 16-year-old Gunner Palmer and 21-year-old Zeb Hughes went missing while scouting duck hunting locations near Palmira Island on Dec. 3. The boat belonging to them was found capsized on Middle Ground Island, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) south of where they had launched.
Missing hunters: Our mission and our obligation is to find these young men. Brian Broom, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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Search efforts for two young men who went missing Dec. 3 on the Mississippi River got off to a late start Friday morning due to weather conditions, but officials are determined to continue until the families have answers. Our mission and our obligation is to find these young men and bring them home to the families, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said. We re going to keep going until we find them or it s unreasonable to continue, but right now we re not discussing suspending the search.
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