HALIFAX, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 1330 hours on the afternoon of Friday, June 3, 2016 the Halifax Fire Department received a call reporting a person fishing had fallen off of a kayak on Silver Lake. Halifax Police and Fire immediately responded. Upon their arrival several witnesses said they saw the victim struggling in the water, and had since gone under. Halifax sent their boat out on the water to begin searching for the victim. They placed a buoy where the witnessed reported the victim going under the water. Shortly after companies arrival, the Plymouth County Technical Rescue Team was activated with their dive team. Members from across the county responded to the incident with several time trucks, trailers, and boats. The first divers on the scene were loaded onto Halifax's boat and brought out to where the victim was last seen. The two divers did a hasty search of the immediate area. The divers noted depths of around 50-feet, with no viability past 30-feet. Following the hasty search, divers began line searches off of boats anchored on Silver Lake. In addition to the Halifax boat, Duxbury's boat, and Bridgewater's air boat were utilized for diver operations on the water. Multiple mutual aid companies responded to the scene with equipment, personnel and apparatus. The Massachusetts State Police Dive Team responded and worked several divers. The Massachusetts Department Of Fire Services Rehab Unit responded to the scene, along with the Providence Canteen truck to rehab the crews working on the scene. Following an exhausting day one of searching for the victim, the search was called off as night fell. Dive operation resumed on the following day, with additional dive teams also assisting with the search. Following a second day of extensive searching the deep, dark waters of Silver Lake, the search was again postponed due to night fall. The third day brought closure for family, friends, and responders who worked tirelessly over the past three days to locate the missing kayaker. With the use of sophisticated side-scan sonar equipment the victim was located in an area not identified as being near where the witnesses say they last saw him. The victim was identified as 26-year-old Shi Hu.
