I think this triangle of land in the picture is maybe the Swayne Point the report said searchers were seen near? It looks as though a vehicle - especially any off road type - could get really close to the water. It also looks as though there is a road bridge above the water, from where poor Stephanie could have been thrown.
Lake Applegate is man made and even has a town beneath it. There will be old trees and many other objects etc, I'd think, on the lake bed. It will be difficult to search.
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Yes to the bolded points. The bridge across the dam is very accessible. We stood there in September. If you can access the panoramic view I posted upthread, you can "walk" across the bridge. It would be very easy to throw someone off, weighted.
Aren't there SAR cadaver dogs that can work on the water?
This handsome fella certainly can. Bites the water too, to make sure you get the message.
http://www.fireengineering.com/arti...ng-search-and-rescue-dogs-for-dive-teams.html
Ok, gotchya! You all do such a great job with this site...on SO MANY levels. Thank you!It's under admin review. Not sure at this time.
This handsome fella certainly can. Bites the water too, to make sure you get the message.
http://www.fireengineering.com/arti...ng-search-and-rescue-dogs-for-dive-teams.html
If you've got 7 minutes, this is a lovely tour/history of Applegate Lake: Applegate Lake, Jackson County, Oregon. Near Grants Pass, Or - YouTube
I think this triangle of land in the picture is maybe the Swayne Point the report said searchers were seen near? It looks as though a vehicle - especially any off road type - could get really close to the water. It also looks as though there is a road bridge above the water, from where poor Stephanie could have been thrown.
Lake Applegate is man made and even has a town beneath it. There will be old trees and many other objects etc, I'd think, on the lake bed. It will be difficult to search.
I've searched the KOBI website and found nothing about the lake search. I can't tell what time the teaser for the 6:00 pm news was posted on FB November 7. The first comment was at 5:48 pm. It's quite possible it didn't air. I didn't happen to watch the news that night.
I am under the impression that KMED radio reported about Wednesday's search, possibly yesterday.
egggggsactly!!!!!!!thanks for clarifying, lilibet.
Given the state of journalism today, i'm not sure we can count on the initial news report being fact-checked with the jcso before it was broadcast. But one would assume that if a tip regarding a search on the lake was called in to msm that someone would have confirmed with le that a search had taken place. Anything beyond that is pure speculation i suppose.
Sort of odd that a remote lake like applegate would have had any witnesses around at all to see this "search".