Event Brief
USAF A-10 Joins Search for Missing Polk Boater
Filed: May 01, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: After a boater fell overboard in Lake Arbuckle, authorities expanded the search with an A-10 Thunderbolt II.
WHO: Polk County authorities and U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crew
WHAT: A high-tech search and rescue operation for a missing boater after he fell overboard
WHEN: May 01, 2026 at 5:37 PM ET
WHERE: Lake Arbuckle, Polk County, Florida
WHY: A boater fell overboard into Lake Arbuckle and disappeared beneath the surface
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