Fears for the well-being of Chuck Norris and his son have grown after they went lacking per week in the past.
The Lotus drummer, 46, and Charlie, 20, disappeared whereas kayaking on Beaver Lake in Arkansas on a household spring break journey.
That was final Thursday and the pair haven’t returned.
Chuck’s spouse Jennifer Thompson contacted the police and a restoration effort has now been launched.
Detectives have been looking out the world the place the pair have been final seen in latest days, hoping to search out them.
On the primary evening of the search, the kayak that they had been utilizing was discovered.
The following day, police discovered the drummer’s hat and jacket.
Chuck’s Lotus bandmates shared an replace with their followers, saying they have been “hoping for a miracle” however “deeply grieving.”
“We have been all hoping for a miracle, however at this level the seek for Chuck and Charley has turned to restoration,” they wrote on Fb.
With the assistance of the K9 staff, there’s a seemingly lakeside location, however logistical challenges corresponding to temperature, climate and depth have prevented a restoration to this point.
It’s not recognized how lengthy these efforts could final. Whereas we mourn deeply, we intend to rejoice Chuck and Charley’s lives, our reminiscences with them and what they meant to so many individuals.”
Their assertion concluded: “Thanks to everybody who reached out with variety phrases, tales, emotional and monetary help.”
Whereas particulars about what may need occurred are unknown, Chuck’s spouse Jennifer did converse to ABC Information.
She stated she believes her husband and son drowned after one fell into the chilly lake and the opposite tried to rescue them.
“What saved me from the start of that is that they died collectively; they have been collectively,’ she stated.
After their preliminary disappearance, Jennifer defined that the musician and Charlie — a sophomore at Ohio Wesleyan College who needed to grow to be a lawyer — ventured into kayaking on the lake regardless of the robust currents and excessive waves.
“We thought it might be a terrific concept if Chuck and Charlie might get on the kayaks earlier than a storm hit,” she stated.
Jennifer and their 12-year-old daughter determined to enter city as a substitute, however Chuck and Charlie weren’t dwelling after they obtained again.
“We obtained dwelling and so they weren’t again but. My husband being the adventurer that he’s, we thought, ‘Oh, they should be having a good time,'” she stated.H
Nevertheless, their panic started to extend as time handed.
Now, the members of the family of the daddy and son have confirmed that the Benton County Sheriff’s Workplace and Arkansas Recreation and Fish Fee, and the commanders directing search and restoration operations, “are in settlement on the destiny and sure location of Chuck and Charley.”
An announcement from the household stated that “climate and different parts created an ideal storm on the lake, and the lake was unsurvivable.”
They added, “We’re overwhelmed with the love from around the globe for Chuck and Charley, and we might be celebrating their lives and contributions to the world at gatherings to be introduced within the coming days and weeks.”
A GoFundMe web page has been set as much as assist cowl prices.
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