A fleet of volunteers teamed up with the Floyd County Sherriff’s Posse and the Dakota Dryer Foundation out of Breman early Saturday to comb the areas surrounding the Etowah River in Euharlee, searching for any trace of 28-year-old Blake Cowart.     

 

According to authorities, Cowart went missing from his Euharlee home sometime after 10pm on April 3rd, leaving behind both his car and his cellphone.  The Bartow County native suffers from short-term memory loss caused by a severe brain injury, and family members fear he might’ve fallen into the river located next to his home. 

 

The recovery team will continue their search for the young man today, meeting at the Covered Bridge Country Store on Covered Bridge Rd at 1pm.  They are in need of experienced kayakers and paddlers as they’ve been advised by authorities to focus on the section of the Etowah between Hardin Bridge and the Euharlee Bridge.