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Lotus jam band drummer Chuck Morris and son feared dead as divers search Arkansas lake

Divers, dogs, and boat crews with sonar kept searching Tuesday on Beaver Lake in Arkansas for missing Colorado musician Chuck Morris, a percussionist for the band Lotus, and his son Charley, authorities in Arkansas said.

Benton County’s recovery team also deployed aircraft and K-9 dogs as they scanned the lake, which reaches depths up to 200 feet, said Lt. Shannon Jenkins, spokeswoman for the Benton County Sheriff’s Department.

Morris, 47, and his 20-year-old son went kayaking Thursday and did not return.

Searchers last week found two kayaks and a coat on the lake.

“There was a storm on Thursday when they went out. It was a pretty good storm that came in, with winds,” Jenkins said. The gusts reached speeds up to 40 miles per hour, she said.

“We were all hoping for a miracle, but at this point, the search for Chuck & Charley has moved to a recovery,” the band Lotus tweeted Tuesday morning.

Lotus began in 1999 and in 2021 opened Colorado’s Red Rocks concert season with Morris playing the drums.

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