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Missing, Endangered Flomaton Man Found Safe After 12 Hours In Creek
July 9, 2022
A missing and endangered Flomaton man was located early Saturday morning after over 12 hours in the waters of the Big Escambia Creek.
Gerry Don Thompson was last seen about 6 p.m. Friday in the area of the Flomaton Boat Landing on Big Escambia Creek, just off Highway 31 and the Skippy White Bridge. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, he is a 33-year old that lives with a condition that may impair his judgment.
“This was a great outcome with various different hands assisting. He is now back with his family,” Flomaton Police Chief Chance Thompson said.
“If you could have heard the excitement in the boat I was in with the other responders…it was truly amazing to hear him talk back to us,” the chief added.
The Flomaton Police Department was assisted by the Escambia County (AL) Sheriff’s Office, Flomaton Fire Department, D.W. McMcMillan EMS, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s aviation unit and troopers, Alabama Department of Corrections, and several Good Samaritans.
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7 Responses to “Missing, Endangered Flomaton Man Found Safe After 12 Hours In Creek”
Glad he was found safe. Glad he could get help. 4 members of my family became stranded about 10 years ago. They had mechanical issues and had floated all the way down to the log jam and were stuck. We called authorities and they wouldn’t help. And the game warden actually was lecturing my husband about the situation when my husband’s phone died. I had to pay a man to go get them and haul them to the Florida side. We haven’t been back to the river since. If in trouble an no one will help…is frightening.
Hallelujah!!!
i see him walking along the streets in flomaton all the time. he has done it for years. hope he can stay away from the creek.
Great to see his smiling face. Thanks to all who participated in the rescue efforts.
PRAISE GOD!!
So glad he was found and is safe. Our whole family got stranded on the Escambia River many years ago and four of us spent the night in the cold in a small boat. I pays to let someone know where you plan to go on the water and when you plan to return. They can look for you if you do not return. That was one miserable night for us.
Awesome job to everyone involved in helping find this young
man! So glad that he is home.