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ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The city of Albany held a press conference on Friday, Feb. 16 about the search for a missing city employee, Darrious Stephens, 36, who was reported missing while collecting water samples from the Flint River.
City Manager Steven Carter said Friday he was “not sure” if Stephens and the employee who was with him violated safety protocols at the time Stephens went missing. On Thursday, Feb. 15, WALB’s Lenah Allen spoke with Stephens’ friends who questioned the city’s safety protocols.
“Unfortunately, one of them got sidetracked and did something different,” Carter said. “He was actually in the truck recording the information while the other one was taking the sample. When he realized that the person had not returned in a couple of minutes, he went to check on him and that’s when we found out he was missing,” Carter said.
City Manager Steven Carter said Friday he was “not sure” if Stephens and the employee who was with him violated safety protocols at the time Stephens went missing. On Thursday, Feb. 15, WALB’s Lenah Allen spoke with Stephens’ friends who questioned the city’s safety protocols.
“Unfortunately, one of them got sidetracked and did something different,” Carter said. “He was actually in the truck recording the information while the other one was taking the sample. When he realized that the person had not returned in a couple of minutes, he went to check on him and that’s when we found out he was missing,” Carter said.
WATCH: City of Albany held press conference on missing city employee, city’s protocols questioned
The press conference was held to go over what has been done so far in the search, as well as provide updates on the search for the missing employee.
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