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Search underway for missing teen after canoe capsizes in Orange County

First responders dispatched to Lake Jessamine around 1 p.m.

Lake Jessamine (Tony Talcott, Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies are searching for a missing teen after a canoe capsized on Lake Jessamine on Monday afternoon, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

In a release, deputies said they were dispatched around 1:05 p.m. after receiving a report about the capsized canoe near the 5500 block of Lake Jessamine Lane.

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“Based on a preliminary investigation, four teens went canoeing when the canoe capsized on Lake Jessamine,” the release reads. “Three of the teens were rescued, and a search is underway for the fourth teen.”

Both the sheriff’s office and Orange County Fire Rescue are helping with the search.

No additional information has been provided at this time.


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