LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (WFTV) — Investigators are searching for a man they say robbed a popular Disney Springs restaurant by swimming up in scuba gear and a wetsuit and then swimming away after he stole thousands of dollars.

The robber hit the Paddlefish restaurant shortly after midnight Monday, after it closed to guests, according to a report released by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said the man found a place to store his wet suit and scuba gear before walking into the manager’s office, where cash from the night was being counted and deposited into a safe.

The report shows the man forced two employees to go to the corner of the room and told them to close their eyes. The report is heavily redacted, but sources familiar with the investigation said he tied the employees u

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