Search and rescue efforts are underway in Orange County as authorities respond to reports of a water search in New York, Your Content is learning.
Police responded to an incident near Hawks Nest Lookout on the 500 block of NY-97 in Sparrow Bush, New York, sometime shortly after 5 p.m. today.
According to preliminary details from police dispatch communications, units on the scene are conducting a search for three missing victims. A raft, believed to be theirs, was found floating unattended.
There is currently no information on the identities of the missing individuals or the circumstances leading up to their disappearance.
Authorities are urging residents and travelers in the area to exercise caution and allow emergency personnel to conduct their operations without interference.
This is a developing breaking news story. It will be updated momentarily.
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