Middle River Man Missing in Montgomery County

Search operations were expected to resume this morning in hopes of finding a Middle River man who disappeared Friday during his shift with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission in Montgomery County, according to a news release.

Charles "Chuck" Duckett, 35, disappeared at the Triadelphia Reservoir in Brookeville on Friday while working as part of a managed hunt for deer at the site. Duckett, a married father of three, is a maintenance worker assigned to the reservoir who has worked for WSSC for 12 years.

"We're not giving up. Please help us find him, and keep him in your prayers until we do," said Erin Coleman, a family friend who read a statement Sunday night on behalf of Duckett's wife Kisha at WSSC's Brighton Dam facility.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue coordinated the search of the reservoir and surrounding watershed along with the WSSC Police Department, according to a news release.

Other agencies involved include the Department of Natural Resources Police, Maryland State Police, Baltimore City Fire Department Water Rescue and Dive Unit, Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department and WSSC employee volunteers.

"I want to express our deepest concerns for the Duckett family," WSSC General Manager/CEO Jerry N. Johnson said in a statement. "We are using every available resource and sparing no effort to locate Mr. Duckett. 

"We are also doing everything we can to help the family in what is obviously a difficult time," Johnson's said in the statement. "I have always said that our employees are our most important asset. This situation hits all of us in the WSSC family very hard."

Anybody seeking additional information about the search operation can call the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Media Hotline at 240-777-2442.