The Danville Fire Department Regional Flood/Swiftwater Rescue Team were dispatched to Mecklenburg County on Wednesday to help search for a missing man. Officials believe the man was swept away by flash flooding on Tuesday night.

The search took place in the Bracey community, near Lake Gaston. The department mobilized seven team members, boats, and equipment and responded to the call for help.

Once the team arrived, members performed searches of the creek and wooded area where the victim was last seen, along with a search of a portion of Lake Gaston where the creek fed into.

The team was demobilized at 5:30 pm and safely arrived back in Danville tonight around 9:30 pm. The Virginia State Police and local agencies will continue the search tomorrow morning.