Columbus police searching for missing man last seen near Chattahoochee River
Columbus police are searching for a missing man last seen near the Chattahoochee River. Dive team and others were seen in the area earlier this morning.
Columbus police say Robert Henderson was last seen around 7 a.m. eastern on Monday, April 27, 2026, in the area of 1st Ave. and 21st St. near the Chattahoochee River.
Since the report, Columbus Fire and EMS officials and police officials have been in the area of the Riverwalk behind that intersection near City Mills hotel.
Dive team members and special victims unit investigators were seen on the rocks in the river, along with several others in and out of the water.
Columbus Fire and EMS responded to the scene with a variety of trucks, including a Special Operations vehicle, a Resource Management van, a Dive Team van, and an ambulance. Columbus police responded to the scene with several marked and unmarked cruisers.
Multiple game warden personnel were also on scene.
Crews began exiting the river and packing up supplies around 1:40 p.m. eastern time.
His clothing description is unknown. If you have any information on his whereabouts, call 911 or Det. S. Jacobs at 706-392-7077.
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