According to the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Department “Approximately 2:30 pm yesterday, Wednesday, February 5, 2020, we received a report that a green passenger car was swept over the bridge on County Road 173 on the Little Sauty River in Buck’s Pocket State Park. ALEA has since taken over the investigation and no sign of the…
Capt. Gary Buchanan, Patrol Commander, with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, DPS – Marine Patrol, released information today about the discovery of the missing Jeep at Bucks Pocket State Park. The missing vehicle was located today by a trail crew from Alabama State Parks. The vehicle was found several hundred yards downstream from the crossing….
On Tuesday, March 13, 2019, Capt. Gary Buchanan, Patrol Commander with the Alabama Law Agency, DPS Marine Patrol released a press statement stating that ALEA Marine Patrol Troopers were called to respond to the South Sauty Creek area, where a fisherman reported finding a body that evening. Marine Patrol Troopers arrived on the scene and…
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 — Search efforts have resumed in Buck’s Pocket for a missing Dekalb County teen. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, in conjunction with Alabama State Parks, is coordinating with local rescue squads to continue shoreline searches along the creek. Waterborne searches are still on hold pending lower water levels in the creek….
According to the DeKalb County, Al. Sheriff’s office Bucks Pocket State Park is closed. “Buck’s Pocket is now closed on both sides. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is now on scene and will be issuing citations for those who do not obey the closure. The water levels are back rising again due to additional rainfall.”
February 28, 2019 12:30 PM – A spokesperson with the Jackson County Sheriff’s office confirmed today that the missing teenager and vehicle have not been found at Bucks Pocket State Park. On February 22, 2019, emergency services were notified of an incident at Bucks Pocket involving a vehicle being swept from the park roadway, at…
Dekalb County, Alabama EMA activated to level 2 for search and rescue / recovery operation beginning at 8:55 pm on February 22, 2019 at Bucks Pocket State Park DEKALB COUNTY, ALABAMA – Dekalb and Jackson County emergency services were notified of an incident at Bucks Pocket involving a vehicle swept from the park roadway at…
