Around 2:20 this afternoon, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies were notified of a person who had gone missing on Saturday afternoon. Family members say that 34-year-old Richard Douglas Fields went to Bayview Lake to go kayak fishing on Saturday, but has not been heard from since around 4:00 that afternoon. Star One and other personnel were deployed to search the area, but have not located Fields at this time.
The search for Fields will resume again on Tuesday. If you have any information on the whereabouts of Richard Fields, please call the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at 205-325-1450, option 2.