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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river and
location in Indiana...

Wabash River at Montezuma.

.Rainfall of one inch or more earlier this week brought the
Wabash River at Montezuma back into minor flood.  After cresting
three tenths of a foot above flood stage, the crest has moved
downstream and flooding is expected to end before daybreak.

Downstream at Hutsonville and Riverton, the river is rising and will
crest near flood stage Saturday night.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. Most flood related deaths
occur in automobiles. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges,
dips, or low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream,
even a small one, on foot. To escape rising water find another route
over higher ground.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.

The next statement should be issued Saturday afternoon by around 200
PM EDT.

&&

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Montezuma.

* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Several hundred acres of bottomlands along
the right bank from the mouth of Sugar Creek to northern edge of
Montezuma begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 14.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:45 PM EDT Friday was 14.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight and continue falling and remain
below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

Family hopeful as police and agencies search near Wabash River for missing Indiana man

  • Reporter

    Rachel Law is a Multimedia Journalist and producer for WTHI. She joined the News 10 team in January of 2024.

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Bryson Ledsinger (bigger image)

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Il.(WTHI) - The search continues for a missing man named Bryson Ledsinger.

His family is hopeful as the investigation continues.

Ledsinger is from the Avon, Indiana area. He is described as a five-foot nine Black male, weighing around 230 pounds.

Bryson Ledsinger

Police last made contact with Ledsinger in Vincennes, Indiana, but his vehicle was found running and abandoned on the Hutsonville Bridge, around 30 miles away.

The Silver Alert issued on March 17 was canceled upon contact, but once he abandoned his vehicle on March 19, Ledsinger was considered a missing person again.

Crawford County Sheriff Bill Rutan said Illinois Conservation and Indiana Department of Natural Resources are sending out search boats out on the Wabash River nearly everyday right now.

Officials at the Crawford County Sheriff's Office said they have searched both in and around the abandoned vehicle.

"We're looking into anything that's in the car that would give us any evidence to the whereabouts to the missing person," said Sheriff Rutan.

Ledsinger's sister, Chelsea Candis, said her family has not, and will not, give up.

Candis said, "I'm praying and hoping that he's just at a friend's house or just you know wanted to get away or something." 

If you have any information on Ledsinger's location, you can call the Crawford County Sheriff's Office at 618-546-1515.

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Reporter

Rachel Law is a Multimedia Journalist and producer for WTHI. She joined the News 10 team in January of 2024.

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