Crews search Big Cypress for missing hunter
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – A search for a 30-year-old hunter who went missing in the Big Cypress National Preserve has resumed.
Crews from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were using a helicopter and all-terrain vehicles to search for Jamey Mosch, who disappeared into the swamp Monday.
According to a 911 call, Mosch was hunting with a group of men but decided to trek into the preserve on his own. He never returned. The other hunters in the group called 911 when Mosch didn’t return by Monday night.
Bob Degross, spokesman for the Big Cypress National Preserve, says emergency responders are hoping Mosch has found a dry patch of land. Degross says authorities don’t believe Mosch is carrying a compass.