Authorities in Northwest Arkansas are searching a lake and surrounding areas for a missing 50-year-old man.
The Benton County sheriff’s office is assisting the Bella Vista Police Department in its search for Edward Holmes of Bella Vista, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.
A spokesman for the sheriff’s office told the newspaper that Holmes’ car was found near the Beaver Lake boat ramp off Arkansas 12.
Holmes' family reported him missing at 6:20 p.m. Thursday, according to police. He was last seen in Bella Vista.
Officials are searching by land and using a boat equipped with sonar to comb over the man-made lake.