Jerry Schorr helped Bath Police find and rescue Arthur Cole in July 2011.
On July 24, 2011, Arthur Cole, an Alzheimer's patient, was home from a treatment facility for the weekend. He disappeared from a Hametown Road home and police started a township-wide search. After searching for two-and-a-half days, Bath resident Jerry Schorr found Cole stuck is a swamp one block from the Hametown Road home, said Bath Police Chief Michael McNeely. "Schorr heard Cole's cries for help," McNeely said. "He found Cole and contacted us and he assisted with the rescue." The rescue effort took a couple hours because the area was thickly wooded and wet with vegetation 6 to 8 feet high. Cole was pulled out and hospitalized, but had no major injuries. "It was one of the most tremendous acts of heroism I've seen in my career," McNeely…
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It's been an eventful week. Here are some of the top stories to help you catch up. Missing Bath Man -- Bath Police and fire and officers from surrounding communities are still searching for 81-year-old Arthur Cole. The elderly man was last seen at his family home in Bath at 8 a.m. Sunday. He has alzheimer's and was visiting from a treatment facility. Read the full story here. Rain and More Rain -- Summit County declared an emergency after heavy rainfall Tuesday soaked Bath, Fairlawn and Copley townships. Experts said the storms brought a 1,000 year flood. Read about the severe weather here, watch racing floodwaters here, learn about the liklihood of more record-setting storms here and find out what to do with flood-damaged trash in your …
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