The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department Dive Team continued its search Friday for a truck near the Veterans Memorial Bridge between pillars 3 and 4. Photo by Michael Zabrodsky

A truck owned by a missing Lakewood resident has been recovered from Chautauqua Lake, but the individual’s whereabouts remains unknown.

Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies say truck was recovered Friday afternoon near the Chautauqua Bridge. The vehicle was towed by boat to Long Point State Park where it was removed from the lake.

The truck was confirmed to belong to Daniel Emerson who has been missing from Lakewood since March 3. Emerson is still a missing person.

The Chautauqua County Water Emergency Team was assisted by the Lakewood Police Department, state Park Police, State Police Dive Team, Erie County Dive Team, Niagara County Dive Team, Chautauqua County Emergency Services and the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Patrol and Criminal Investigation Division. This recovery took several days and was impeded by difficult weather conditions and poor underwater visibility. Numerous divers spent significant time in murky, frigid water in order to conduct this recovery.

Anyone who lives on Chautauqua Lake and may have camera footage of this truck driving on the lake on March 3, is encouraged to contact the Lakewood-Busti Police or Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division. A likely time of that footage would be between the hours of 4 and 7 a.m. on March 3.

The Emerson investigation remains ongoing.