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The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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Edward G. Lemmon, a Civilian Conservation Corps member at West Summerland Key, went missing Tuesday afternoon, presumed drowned near Spanish Harbor Bridge. Continuous searches by Coast Guard planes, local fishermen, and camp members have yielded no trace as of the report.
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MANY AID IN FRUITLESS SEARCH FOR CCC BOY BELIEVED TO BE DROWNED
Nothing new has been discovered relative to the supposed loss by drowning Tuesday afternoon of Edward G. Lemmon, member of the Civilian Conservation Corps camp at West Summerland Key.
Since the young man had been found missing and his clothing discovered piled against a bulkhead of Spanish Harbor Bridge, the search for traces of Lemmon or his body has been carried on continuously night and day.
Every effort has been made by planes of the Coast Guard, fishermen from the Keys and members of the camp, searching for some trace of the boy. However, up until this afternoon no news had reached Key West of his being found.
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Primary Location
West Summerland Key
Event Date
Tuesday Afternoon
Key Persons
Outcome
missing, believed drowned; no trace found despite continuous search
Event Details
Edward G. Lemmon went missing Tuesday afternoon; clothing found piled against bulkhead of Spanish Harbor Bridge; search conducted continuously by Coast Guard planes, fishermen from the Keys, and camp members, but no traces discovered up until this afternoon.