TEMPE, Ariz. (KNXV) — Tempe Fire Medical Rescue announced that no one was found after conducting a thorough search Monday beneath the Rural Road Bridge at Tempe Town Lake.
According to the Tempe Police Department, authorities were called to the scene around 1 a.m.
Witnesses said a person went underwater near Rural Road Bridge.
Personnel from both Tempe Fire and the Tempe Police Department searched until the operation transitioned from rescue to recovery.
The dive team got on the water around 9:30 a.m. Six divers used a handheld sonar device to search both ends of the bridge, according to Tempe Fire, before concluding the effort around 2:30 p.m.
There are no additional recovery efforts scheduled at this time, and there are no current missing persons report in connection to the search.
Witnesses or anyone with information that may be helpful are encouraged to contact the Tempe Police non-emergency line at 480-350-8311.
