A search for a distressed boat on Oneida Lake was called off just before midnight after hours of searching Oneida Lake and the Barge Canal all the way to Utica.
The Oneida County Sheriff s Office is asking the public for help to locate a missing 93-year-old man from Boonville, New York.
Oneida County Sheriff Rob Maciol announced early Friday morning that Stuart Bourgeois was last seen driving his 2011 GMC Sierra pickup truck with a license plate number of
FMD8140. Officials say Bourgeois is 5 7 and approximately 170 pounds. It is not known what clothing he was wearing, but his last known location was his family s business on Potato Hill Road.
Photo Courtesy of Oneida County Sheriff s Office
Maciol says it is believed Bourgeois was traveling from the business to his home on Woodgate Drive in Boonville. Family members are concerned as the location of Bourgeois is unknown at this time.
The New York State Department of Transportation has been working to replace the Route 28 bridge over the Forestport Reservoir and Woodhull Road.
In order to efficiently and safely complete the work, the NYSDOT put in place a detour that begins at the intersection of State Route 12 North and State Route 28 North. Apparently, some people are having trouble grasping the concept.
Officials with the New York State DOT have again reiterated the fact that in order to ensure a timely completion of the bridge replacement project, they are urging motorists to follow the appropriate detour through Boonville. The estimated time of completion for the project was July 4th weekend, but work progress is moving along a little quicker. But, there have been several complaints and calls to the Oneida County Sheriff s Office of people ignoring the detour and using a route designated for local traffic only. This is frustrating for officials trying to get the job complete.