MS MS - Zeb Hughes, 21, & Gunner Palmer, 16, Warren Co/MS River, 3 Dec 2020

[mlhenn]

https://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article247607085.html


21-year-old Zeb Hughes
16-year-old Gunner Palmer

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office and state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks teamed up in an effort to locate the two men, who disappeared from their boat Thursday while scoping potential duck hunting spots near Palmira Island, the Vicksburg Daily News reported.

 

[mlhenn]

Boat found on Miss. River believed to belong to missing man, teenager

The pair have been identified as 21-year-old Zeb Hughes and 16-year-old Gunner Palmer.

Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said the two went duck hunting near Palmira Island on Thursday afternoon.

They were reported missing after not returning and answering their phones.

Sheriff Pace said their truck and boat trailer were found that same evening at the boat landing.

Search continues on for teen, man on Mississippi River


The two went missing after launching their boat from the Letourneau landing boat dock. Authorities received a call at about 8:30 p.m., said MDWFP Col. Steve Adcock.

In their search, officials located the capsized aluminum boat the two were in. Hughes' truck and boat trailer are still at the launch, according to the Facebook post of a family friend.

Adcock said conditions on the river were normal on Thursday, but added the river can be unpredictable due to its strong current, swift water and wind. Temperatures were chilly Thursday with a low of 46 degrees in Vicksburg. The temperature was 45 degrees Friday morning.

 

[mlhenn]

Third day of searching for missing boaters on the Mississippi ends - The Vicksburg Post

They are not giving up. That’s the message Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace and the dozens of other searchers have taken in the ongoing search for two missing boaters on the Mississippi River.

The missing boaters, identified as Zeb Hughes, 21, and Gunner Palmer, 16, were reported missing Thursday when the pair did not return from duck hunting on the river. The pair put in at the LeTourneau Landing Thursday.


Volunteers and emergency crews — including personnel from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, Madison Parish and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks — have continued their search for three days. Saturday’s efforts were suspended just after sunset and are set to resume again Sunday at 7 a.m.

The search has focused on the area south of LeTourneau and has seen crews using boats, aircraft and drones, as well as crews searching the riverbanks and islands by foot.

 

[mlhenn]

Someone on behalf of Gunner’s mom & other family is posting regularly on her Facebook. Bless their heart. I can’t imagine.

 

[Razz]

Third day of searching for missing boaters on the Mississippi ends - The Vicksburg Post

They are not giving up. That’s the message Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace and the dozens of other searchers have taken in the ongoing search for two missing boaters on the Mississippi River.

The missing boaters, identified as Zeb Hughes, 21, and Gunner Palmer, 16, were reported missing Thursday when the pair did not return from duck hunting on the river. The pair put in at the LeTourneau Landing Thursday.


Volunteers and emergency crews — including personnel from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, Madison Parish and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks — have continued their search for three days. Saturday’s efforts were suspended just after sunset and are set to resume again Sunday at 7 a.m.

The search has focused on the area south of LeTourneau and has seen crews using boats, aircraft and drones, as well as crews searching the riverbanks and islands by foot.

The Mississippi is so big. I can't imagine just a canoe amid all that water. I remember driving up a steep hill in Vicksburg only to have the River suddenly appear below. I felt lightheaded. Or maybe agoraphobic. Yikes!

 

[mlhenn]

The Mississippi is so big. I can't imagine just a canoe amid all that water. I remember driving up a steep hill in Vicksburg only to have the River suddenly appear below. I felt lightheaded. Or maybe agoraphobic. Yikes!

Yes the MS River is def one to be respected.
I believe it stated they were in an aluminum boat.

 

[mlhenn]

Search for duck hunters continues in Warren County

The search continued Sunday for two people who went missing Near the Mississippi River Thursday.

 

[Razz]

Yes the MS River is def one to be respected.
I believe it stated they were in an aluminum boat.

An aluminum boat. Still gives me the willie's. I looked at the map and couldn't quite figure out where the boat was found. Did they cross the river to get to the island?

 

[mlhenn]

Search continues for missing hunters after boat found adrift in Mississippi River - Magnolia State Live

Authorities continued their search of the Mississippi River and its banks Sunday for two boaters reported missing Thursday evening.

The pair put in at the LeTourneau Landing Thursday.


Sunday marked the fourth day of the search for the pair. Their boat was found adrift by two duck hunters Friday morning and searchers have found some items belonging to them in the water during the search.

Pace said the search would continue until dark and resume Monday at 7 a.m.

Letourneau Landing Boat Launch

 

[mlhenn]

An aluminum boat. Still gives me the willie's. I looked at the map and couldn't quite figure out where the boat was found. Did they cross the river to get to the island?

Davis Island
Google Maps

I’ll keep looking to see if it’s been shared on which side of the river the boat was found. Not sure if they made it to the other side where Davis Island is located.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Oh no. Blessings to the searchers.
Support to their families.

 

[Razz]

Davis Island
Google Maps

I’ll keep looking to see if it’s been shared on which side of the river the boat was found. Not sure if they made it to the other side where Davis Island is located.

It helps to see visually where the pair went. It looks like they crossed a wide portion of the river to get across to Davis (Palmyra?) Island. Then it appeared they took one of the tributaries off the river to get to Davis?

 

[Quill]

It helps to see visually where the pair went. It looks like they crossed a wide portion of the river to get across to Davis (Palmyra?) Island. Then it appeared they took one of the tributaries off the river to get to Davis?

Pretty sure it was found on this side of the river, in Vicksburg jurisdiction.

 

[Quill]

Search continues for missing hunters after boat found adrift in Mississippi River - Magnolia State Live

Authorities continued their search of the Mississippi River and its banks Sunday for two boaters reported missing Thursday evening.

The pair put in at the LeTourneau Landing Thursday.


Sunday marked the fourth day of the search for the pair. Their boat was found adrift by two duck hunters Friday morning and searchers have found some items belonging to them in the water during the search.

Pace said the search would continue until dark and resume Monday at 7 a.m.

Letourneau Landing Boat Launch

The facebook posts I have seen from family and friends ( I have several friends in common) have stated that the belongings were found on the banks, not in the water. I have seen one account that made it sound like the items had washed up in different spots, but I have not seen that said in enough detail to really know for sure.

It did seem that there was an awful lot of effort being put into a ground search around the area with drones, dogs and horseback searchers that made me think that had reason to hope they had made it out of the water.

 

[mlhenn]

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...ontinues-for-missing-mississippi-duck-hunters

Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said Sunday teams were focusing the effort to find 16-year-old Gunner Palmer and 21-year-old Zeb Hughes on a three or four-mile long stretch of the river.

 

[Razz]

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...ontinues-for-missing-mississippi-duck-hunters

Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said Sunday teams were focusing the effort to find 16-year-old Gunner Palmer and 21-year-old Zeb Hughes on a three or four-mile long stretch of the river.

The article states that safety vests and hunting gear was found in the boat.

By safety vests does that mean vests that are worn while hunting? Would they have worn life vests while in the boat? Are those missing or did they not take them? If not, I'm not holding out alot of hope.

 

[mlhenn]

The article states that safety vests and hunting gear was found in the boat.

By safety vests does that mean vests that are worn while hunting? Would they have worn life vests while in the boat? Are those missing or did they not take them? If not, I'm not holding out alot of hope.

I take it as life jackets (based on other sources I came across)...JMO

 

[mlhenn]

Search for missing hunters continues above and below surface of Mississippi River - Magnolia State Live




After five days of searching, the families of two duck hunters who went missing on the Mississippi River are holding out hope, and the dozens of people conducting the searches are desperate to give them answers.

Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said Monday afternoon, the search for Zeb Hughes, 21, from Wesson, and 16-year-old Gunner Palmer continues on the water and on the ground.

“We are still looking. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has multiple boats on the water, along with boats from the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks,” Pace said. “We are searching the surface of the water as well as underneath using sonar capabilities.”

The search has centered over a roughly six-mile area of the river, from just below the 420-mile marker to just about the 425-mile marker.

In addition to the water search, nearly 30 people conducted a ground search Monday. The group included members of the families and volunteers. Pace said the group was taken under escort into the area and suspended their search at about 2 p.m.

 

[mlhenn]

Pretty sure it was found on this side of the river, in Vicksburg jurisdiction.

Search for missing hunters continues above and below surface of Mississippi River - Magnolia State Live


Pace said the days of searching have led to the discovery of the pair’s boat and personal items. The boat, Pace said, was found upside-down along the riverbank near the Warren/Claiborne county line near Middle Ground Island. It has been impounded by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.


Middle Ground Island
Mississippi 39150
Google Maps

 

[mlhenn]

If you google the two names missing, a outdoor message board type site is listed. Seems to give insight on some of the circumstances around the accident.