I was sitting in the newsroom on the morning of July 10th, when the call came in. A woman spotted a body in the Lackawanna River near Nay Aug Avenue and East Market Street in Scranton. Photographer Tim and I jumped in a car and headed over there. The Scranton police and fire departments had personnel at every overpass between East Market Street and Elm Street in the city's south side. The fire department put its boat in the water.
The boat came a shore and the search was declared over here at Sweeney's Beach near Poplar Street. Nothing found. It was not a pleasant morning. We had heavy rain the day before. The Lackawanna was running moderately high and fast. It was hot and humid. Pesky insects everywhere. Yet, these people went above and beyond.
