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A man went missing Tuesday in Lake Champlain near Rouses Point Bridge, police say.

Police identified the subject of the search as Andrew Lynch, 42, of St. Albans. He was reported missing on Tuesday morning by his family. His car was located in a parking area on the Vermont side of the bridge. He was wearing a blue shirt and is 5 feet 11 inches tall, police said.

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Vermont State Police and local law enforcement agencies resumed a search for the man midday Wednesday after suspending it last night. The search was supposed to resume at 9 a.m. but high winds on the lake kept rescuers on shore. Searchers are focusing on the area north of the bridge because of wind and water currents.

Lynch was last seen going into the lake near the bridge, according to a press release from police. The bridge is located between Alburgh and Rouses Point, New York.

The Grand Isle County Sheriff’s Department is assisting and the U.S. Border Patrol has provided a helicopter. Crews and boats from the Vermont State Police are being joined today by boats from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Quebec Provincial Police, and divers from the New York State Police. Alburgh Rescue also is on scene.

Anyone with information about the incident should call the Vermont State Police St. Albans barracks at 802-524-5993.

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