On 7/4/11 at about 0400 hours, Alaska State Troopers was notified of a missing person at Harding Lake south of Fairbanks.  victim got on jet ski at about 0100 hours and went for a ride on the lake. When his friends went to look for him, they could not find him, but they did find the jet ski adrift near the far shoreline. Operator was reportedly not wearing a life jacket. There were high winds on the lake at the time. A search of the shoreline by boat has been conducted, and a grid search of the lake by boat is currently under way.  A dive team from the Fort Wainwright Fire Department has 10-12 divers in the water. Six PAWS search and rescue dogs with four handlers are also involved in the search. Alcohol is involved. And Alaska Wildlife Trooper is flying overhead in a Super Cub. AWT and Coast Guard Auxiliary boats are also involved in the search of the lake.
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