South Buffalo Fire Chief Randy Brozenicksaid said they have decided not to search Friday for missing Armstrong County man 70 year old Kenneth Himes.

During the searches Wednesday and Thursday, a Civil Air Patrol airplane and two state police helicopters flew searches that included use of heat-seeking and special radar before the ground search teams began to slog through the mud and brambles of the Armstrong County countryside.

“We are always hopeful, but six search dogs separately led us to a pond,” said State police Sgt. Rocco Russo. “We’re not leaving until we know.”

Himes, who suffers from dementia, was last seen at his brother’s home on Cadogan Slate Lick Road in South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, around 11 p.m. Tuesday when his family put him to bed.

State police are asking any property owners or hunters with trail cameras in the area of Cadogan Slate Lick Road near Ford City to check them for evidence of Himes.

Anyone with information should call 724-543-2011.