Florida State Dive Team joins Search for Gary & Hannah Tillman
Florida State University dive team in its search for missing Rome insurance agent Gary Tillman and his 16-year-old daughter, Hannah.
The search, which was called off over the Christmas weekend due to foul weather, resumed Monday but has turned up no new leads in the last two days.
The addition of the FSU underwater criminal investigations unit adds another boat with sonar to the recovery operation, which is being conducted within an area encompassing approximately five square miles, said Sgt. Charles Mulligan of the St. Johns Sheriff’s Office.
“This brings some new expertise to the search,” including a remote operable vehicle, “which is basically an underwater robot with a camera,” Mulligan said.
Weather has been a problem throughout the nine-day search and threatens to halt operations again today, as the forecast calls for isolated thunderstorms.
“A little rain won’t stop us, but heavy winds will,” Mulligan said.