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ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - First responders are continuing a water rescue search on the Missouri River in St. Charles County on Monday after a 22-year-old man went missing.

Reports of a person in the water came in after 5 p.m. Sunday near Klondike Park, between Defiance and Augusta. Crews searched for several hours before suspending the effort due to darkness.

A friend identified the missing man as A.J. Soehlke, 22, from Washington, Missouri. Soehlke was on a fishing boat when he somehow went missing in the water, according to the friend. The friend said he did not have a life jacket on.

Missouri State Highway Patrol told First Alert 4 that the man was swimming in a river eddy and began to struggle.

A family member identified the missing man as A.J. Soehlke, 22, from Washington, Missouri. (Derek Reeves)

The family and Missouri State Highway Patrol are currently searching for Soehlke on the Missouri River.

This is a developing story; First Alert 4 will provide further updates as they come in.

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