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More than 800 volunteers continue to search for missing man on Fort Hood

Posted at 5:08 PM, Apr 19, 2017
and last updated 2017-04-19 18:13:09-04

The search continues for a missing man on Fort Hood. 

The individual was swept into flooding waters in Clear Creek on April 11. 

Emergency responders have continued search efforts, with assistance of other volunteers and agencies. 

More than 800 individuals have been involved in the search so far. 

Waterways including Clear Creek, Cow House Creek, House Creek, and Belton Lake are being searched. 

The Texas Task Force One boat, dog teams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Texas Game Warden's lake search teams, Morgan's Point Resort Fire Department dive and sonar search teams, soldiers from Fort Hood's Crisis Response Battalion ground search teams, and 1st Air Cavalry Brigade helicopters are all searched. 

On Sunday, a diver assisting with the search died from her injuries she received. Lori Pohanka-Kalama was a volunteer from the Morgan's Point Resort Dive Team. 

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