CASPER — A multi-agency search for a man believed to have fallen into the North Platte River began at about 2 a.m. Tuesday and included dogs, drones and manpower. It ended more than 10 hours later when the man was found safe at his home.

Now the Casper Police Department has turned the incident into an investigation of a possible case of false reporting.

Department spokesperson Rebekah Ladd said the incident Tuesday began with a call to authorities about 2 a.m. from a man who said his brother fell into the North Platte River in the 300 block of West F Street and was missing.

Now investigators have shifted their focus to potential charges for the “reporting party,” she said.

The alleged missing brother was found safe “at his residence” before noon Tuesday, Ladd reported.

“As part of the

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