PAUPACK TWP. - The search for a missing Jefferson Twp. man thought to be lost on Lake Wallenpaupak will continue today, said James J. Sledzinski, deputy chief of the Ledgedale Volunteer Fire Department.
Fishermen reported seeing the empty boat of Jeffrey Carl Kochis, 33, Jefferson Twp., who was fishing alone at Lake Wallenpaupack near Shuman's Point, about 3:15 p.m. Saturday, state police at Honesdale said Saturday night.
Ledgedale's dive and rescue team was on the water for 13 hours Sunday with a team from the Tafton Fire Company. The search lasted into the evening.
"This is a difficult search because it is an unwitnessed event," Chief Sledzinski said.