Search effort scaled back for missing Carter County man

GRAYSON, Ky. (WTVQ) — According to the Carter County Sheriff’s Office, the search effort for missing 62-year-old Richard Lea has been scaled back, after exhausting all possible resources.

According to a post on their Facebook page, the Sheriff’s Office used all resources possible, including: search dogs, dive teams, helicopters, sonar, ground pounders, and ATVs.

Lea is described as 5’6″ tall, and is non-verbal with dementia.

He went missing from the Grayson Lake area.

If you see him, please call police immediately.