Police in Winter Haven, Florida, are searching for two men who went missing while boating on Lake Eloise on Saturday.
Authorities confirmed they are still searching for Jeffrey Marrero and Orlando Ortiz. Police believe the two jumped in the lake from their boat to save a woman, Velcky Velasquez, and drowned.Police say one of two children on the boat, the 10-year-old daughter of Marrero, called 911 to report they were alone on the boat in the lake, which is adjacent to the Legoland theme park.
Deputies Glenda Eichholtz and Jonathan Munoz arrived and were brought out to the boat with the help of a man who was putting his boat into a nearby lake connected by a canal. “The deputies and Good Samaritan found the boat with the two little girls in it. Deputy Munoz got onto that boat and drove them to the nearby Legoland dock. The deputies then found Ms. Velasquez treading water a distance away from the boat."
Velasquez told the deputies that she jumped into the water with the anchor in order to secure the anchor to the boat. Due to the wind and heavy chop to the water, the boat began floating away. The two men jumped into the water to help her. They are not strong swimmers and ended up going underwater, a news release from Sunday said.
Authorities said they are continuing the search and have closed the lake to the public until the two men are found."The PCSO Marine Unit and FWC using side scan sonar, and Seminole County deputies using their underwater drone, will be searching Lake Eloise 24/7 until both men are found," the release said.
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