Search ongoing for person fleeing in wooded trails near Co Rd 521, Sussex County NJ
Missing PersonEmergency units are searching wooded trails near Co Rd 521 for a person who fled into the area behind residences on Sprout Hill. Drones and multiple agencies are involved. The search focuses near Sportswood Lake and nearby blocked roads. The individual was seen hiding for about 30 minutes before leaving the area, and may still be in the woods.
Audio|Source: Wantage and Sussex County Fire and EMS, NJ State Police
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Transcript:
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Of your location on 521, there's a tree crew working on the road.
00:06
All the wings is blocked right by the lake, my Sportswood Lake.
00:13
I think it's still here. I'm in the woods, on the trails behind the residents on Sprout Hill, but they're not actively searched and they're just kind of seen if you're going to come out.
00:24
Great.
00:31
8-517. He's on 521 heading down at the Stillwater or near the Lake community over on Manhattan?
00:40
Not too sure.
00:41
I know the sheriffs were out by Gus the Hill in 2006.
00:44
He was hunkered down in the trails for about 30 minutes until they walked the trail and then he took off.
00:50
Yeah, I just talked to him. I had a drone up and they saw him and then he took off.
00:55
Yeah, so he might still be in the woods. I don't hear the bike anymore.
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