Police in Whitecourt said emergency crews were continuing their search Wednesday, of a pond in a park in that town, after a teenaged boy was reported missing.

Whitecourt RCMP and emergency crews were called to the Rotary Park in Whitecourt at about 4 p.m. Tuesday, on reports of a missing 19-year-old male.

RCMP said the K-9 unit responded, and was helping with the ground search, while a volunteer dive team was also on the scene.

On Wednesday, RCMP said an eight person volunteer dive team continued the search for the young man, who police said is from the Whitecourt area.

The man’s name has not been released.