Updated: Search for Missing Man in Waters Near Tiverton/ Fall River Line

TIVERTON, RI — Tiverton Fire Chief Robert Lloyd said the search for a missing man is still ongoing Friday.

Fire and rescue crews searched waters off the north end of town for a missing man Thursday morning. Portsmouth Marine 1, Fall River rescue, and the Coast Guard also responded.

According to the Coast Guard, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter left Air Station Cape Cod and searched from the air but did not find the man. The Coast Guard also sent a 45-foot rescue boat from Castle Hill, Newport, but that boat also has returned without finding the man.

Portsmouth and Fall River, Mass. fire departments also responded.

According to Portsmouth fire Chief Michael Cranson, Marine 1 did perform a shoreline search around Tiverton before high winds forced the fire department to turn back.

"We did participate in the search for the missing person," he said. The search was focused on the north end of Town near the Fall River, Mass., line, he said.

Patch will update this story as soon as information is available.

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