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Fond du Lac expands search for man

The search continues for Peter Michael Martin. The 31-year-old Fond du Lac Band member was last seen and heard from March 8. He is described as approximately 5-foot-10, 185 pounds with dark brown eyes. He has a small scar on his forehead and a number of tattoos across his left and right arms, shoulders and chest.

On Monday, April 1, the Fond du Lac Band activated a full Emergency Operations Center process, requiring resources from all divisions across the tribal nation to support the search and rescue efforts for Martin. This allows search efforts to continue across all districts of the Fond du Lac Reservation, with a focus on the Sawyer district and places that were important to Martin throughout his life, a FDL news release stated.

This week, due to recent snowfall, search and rescue operations were limited to vehicles and side-by-side ATVs, but they were able to search 20-plus miles of open space and trails.

Anyone with tips or information on Martin’s whereabouts is asked to call 911, the Fond du Lac Police Department at 218-878-8040, or the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office at 218-726-2340.