Crime & Safety

Report: Cadaver Dogs Added in Search for Missing Sailor

Former Kent resident Adam Molai has been missing since a June 17 California rafting trip

Authorities have brought in cadaver dogs in the search for a former Kent man missing on a California river since June 17, according to a California TV station.

KMPH Fox 26 reported that officials in Kings County, CA, added the dogs to the search for Adam Molai, who fell into the Kings River during a rafting trip.

The dogs searched the river for half the day Sunday with no luck, KMPH reported.

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The addition of the dogs comes a few days after on the river.

Molai, 23, a former Kent resident and Field High School graduate, is stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore. He is an aviation electronics technician 3rd class and a member of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-122.

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