3:12 UPDATE
The following is an update from PCSO:
“The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue, is searching for a juvenile in Lake Roy in Winter Haven, who was swimming and has disappeared in the water.
We have our Marine Unit, equipped with underwater sonar devices, and our drones and helicopter overhead; PCFR has boats on the water as well, equipped with side-scan sonar devices.
We appreciate your patience and your distance from this active scene.”
Also please be advised: Eastbound lanes of Cypress Gardens Blvd in the curves area at Lake Roy is encountering severe backups due to a large law enforcement presence.
Drivers who usually travel eastbound on Cypress Gardens Blvd should consider taking 9th St around the area if at all possible. Westbound traffic is flowing with minor slowdowns.
We will continue to provide updates as they come in.
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Original post:
On March 20, 2025 multiple crews responded to a water rescue on Lake Roy Dr S in Winter Haven. The 911 call came in around 1:30 p.m.
Crews arrived on scene at the Lake Roy boat ramp to assist.
At the time of publication, this is an active scene.
We reached out to Polk County Fire Rescue’s PIO Nathanial Gale for preliminary details.
As of 3:00 p.m. the following information is confirmed:
Crews are currently searching the lake for one individual.
Five boats/search units in total are on scene conducting a search- two belonging to Polk County Sheriff’s Office, two belonging to Polk County Fire Rescue and one belonging to Winter Haven Police Department.
PCFR and PCSO both have drones on scene to assist.
We will update this article as more information comes in.
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