Multiple crews from the Bartlesville Fire Department responded Wednesday afternoon to a report of a drowning in the Caney River near Johnstone Park.

Rescuers brought search boats to Johnstone Park and additional crews searched the river bank near the Tuxedo Boulevard bridge during the noon hour.

At 1:30 p.m. Wednesday BFD Fire Chief David Topping confirmed it was a false report.

Rescue crews from the Bartlesville Fire Department responded Wednesday afternoon for a report of a drowning in the Caney

River at Johnstone Park. Fire Chief David Topping confirmed it was a false report. Photos by Nathan Thompson.