Jet skier missing after Mississippi lake mishap
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Posted 10:56AM on Saturday 6th July 2002 ( 22 years ago )
MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI - Divers are searching Dalewood Lake near Meridian, Mississippi, today for an Atlanta man reported missing after a collision of two watercraft. <br>
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Major Ward Calhoun of the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department says 23-year-old Bobby Miles, of Atlanta, was riding a personal watercraft - often called a jet ski - yesterday when he collided with another watercraft driven by a juvenile. <br>
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Calhoun says divers searched for several hours after the accident happened yesterday before the search was called off temporarily. <br>
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Calhoun says Miles was visiting over the Fourth of July holiday with family members. <br>
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The juvenile's name was not released. Calhoun says he was slightly injured in the crash.
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