ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Ross County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a foot pursuit that turned into a water rescue Wednesday afternoon.
According to initial reports, deputies responded to the area of Falls Road outside of the village of Bainbridge on a possible burglary in progress. Deputies located two individuals near the scene when suddenly they fled on foot.
Deputies pursued the possible suspects when, officials said, they jumped into Paint Creek. Deputies radioed for additional units including water rescue teams from surrounding townships to respond to the area.
An aviation unit from the Ohio Highway Patrol, dive team from the Sheriff’s Office, and multiple search and rescue crews from across the county were also requested to the area.
As of 3 p.m., the search continued in the area of Paint Creak near the village of Bainbridge. Water rescue crews used sonar to try and locate the individuals. Dive teams remained on standby, waiting on water levels to drop before entering the creek.
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