ELYRIA, Ohio — Officers, firefighters, and the Lorain County Dive Team are searching for a missing teen near the East Falls Riverwalk behind the Elyria Police Department.

According to police, the missing individual has been identified as 16-year-old Vincent Pabon, who was last seen early Thursday morning by the riverwalk along the Black River. Authorities say Pabon was with his 24-year-old friend Jacob Rosado when he "is said to have fallen into the Black River" just before 8 a.m.

Per officials, Rosado claimed the pair had spent the night in the area "conversing and consuming alcoholic beverages" and were walking along a path when Pabon fell into the water. Rosado says he also fell in while trying to help Pabon and was able to get himself out, but lost sight of Pabon.

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