Man Found After Two Days Lost At Alexander Springs

    The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the US Forest Service on Tuesday located a man missing since Sunday in the Alexander Springs area. The man was found near midday.
    "Lake County deputies and officers with FWC located Mr. Anjab while searching the area on foot," said John Herrell with the Lake County Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday when announcing the find. "He was located about one-tenth of a mile into the woods from the shoreline where he was last seen." Herrell said the man "is significantly dehydrated and the search party is rendering aid as plans to extract him are now underway."
    Officials had been searching for the man after he reportedly became separated from his group Sunday afternoon.
    “The man and two others were apparently canoeing in the area yesterday when the canoe overturned,” Herrell on Monday. “According to the parties involved, two of the men were able to get back in the canoe; however, the missing man was unable to. The men reported that he then swam back to the shore and yelled to them that he would walk back and meet up with them.”      The sheriff’s Marine Patrol Unit, helicopter, K-9 deputies, mounted posse, and other resources had been searching for the man.
    Herrell said the canoe was rented at Alexander Springs and launched at the recreation area. The trio went around a bend and downstream about a half to 3/4 of a mile. At that time the canoe overturned.
    The man was reportedly 39 years old.
    The US Forest Service closed Alexander Springs to day use on Monday and Tuesday as the search continued.