Sheriff’s deputies searching for Jefferson County man, 34, missing since Saturday
A search involving a helicopter and Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies for a 34-year-old man whose family said went kayak fishing in a lake on Saturday turned up no signs of Richard Douglas Fields on Monday, authorities said.
Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies were notified 2:20 p.m. Monday that Fields had not been seen or heard from since about 4 p.m. Saturday, when Fields’ family said he told them he was going to Bayview Lake to go kayak fishing.
The sheriff’s office’s Star One helicopter was deployed in a search of the area for Fields.
The search is scheduled to continue on Tuesday, the office said.
Anyone with information on Fields’ whereabouts was asked to call the sheriff’s office at 205-325-1450, option 2.