04-26-2011, 08:38 AM
as i said, scaling back. the weather is a handy reason.
JacksonSun
Law enforcement officials are asking volunteers to hold off in their search for Holly Bobo until a severe weather system leaves the area this week.
Volunteers are being asked to return to Decatur County Thursday if the 20-year-old missing nursing student is not found by then. Severe storms expected to be in the area today and tomorrow will keep volunteers from looking for Bobo.
"We don't want to put (the volunteers) at risk," said Tennessee Highway Patrol Lt. Brad Wilbanks, "Law enforcement will still be around to respond to anything we find as it comes up."
Around 70 volunteers spent Monday searching around the northern area of Decatur County.
Monday's efforts included around 30 emergency personnel from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, THP, Decatur County Sheriff's Office, state and local Emergency Management Agency, and local fire and rescue squads.
The number of volunteers involved will likely scale back later this week. Volunteer headquarters may also move from the Decatur County Fairgrounds to the Emergency Operations Center in Parsons. It'll be up to the TBI to determine what direction the search heads in later this week, he said.
JacksonSun
Law enforcement officials are asking volunteers to hold off in their search for Holly Bobo until a severe weather system leaves the area this week.
Volunteers are being asked to return to Decatur County Thursday if the 20-year-old missing nursing student is not found by then. Severe storms expected to be in the area today and tomorrow will keep volunteers from looking for Bobo.
"We don't want to put (the volunteers) at risk," said Tennessee Highway Patrol Lt. Brad Wilbanks, "Law enforcement will still be around to respond to anything we find as it comes up."
Around 70 volunteers spent Monday searching around the northern area of Decatur County.
Monday's efforts included around 30 emergency personnel from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, THP, Decatur County Sheriff's Office, state and local Emergency Management Agency, and local fire and rescue squads.
The number of volunteers involved will likely scale back later this week. Volunteer headquarters may also move from the Decatur County Fairgrounds to the Emergency Operations Center in Parsons. It'll be up to the TBI to determine what direction the search heads in later this week, he said.