Ryan Hornby, 22, and George Lee, 21, said the man, whose name is not yet known, looked them dead in the eye and cried for help after being dragged to Lake Mammoth on a warmer air bed. day of the year. Friday 17 June. Since then, Leicestershire police and firefighters have been searching the water with the support of various search and rescue teams. The force said it still treats the operation largely as a missing person in a briefing released Sunday night. READ MORE: Watermead Park Lake Search ‘Still Treated as Missing,’ Police Says “The whole thing was just traumatic,” Ryan told LeicestershireLive. “We were right on the edge of the shallow part of the lake trying to see how cold it was. “There was another group near us and one of them got on the airbed in the water and just got carried away.” The 22-year-old said that he and George saw the bed being dragged “more and more” in the middle of the lake. The man jumped into the water and started swimming back after noticing how far away he was, but eventually started fighting. “He went downstairs and came back and called for help,” Ryan added. The couple tried to go out to the lake to help him, but said they felt the mud slipping under their feet and there was nothing else they could do. The man reportedly entered the water on Friday night (June 17). (Image: Chris Gordon / Leicester Mercury) “He looked us in the dead eyes and shouted for help,” Ryan said. A few moments later the man was no longer visible. “He just disappeared under the water,” George said. The 21-year-old said that they helped as much as they could. “We could not do much – it was horrible because he was shouting, but no one could do anything about it,” he added. “We tried to go further, but we did not know how deep it was going to go.” Ryan said they tried to look for the man, but “he was nowhere to be seen.” “It was horrible,” he added. “We could not get out of it, we are injured. I had to take a few days off work.” Police today continued the search for the man in Watermead Park, deploying search and rescue boats and drones. Lake Mammoth is the largest body of water in the park and was once part of a quarry. Tactical Support Team at the spot on Monday, June 20, where a wide siege had prevailed over the weekend before. (Image: Chris Gordon / Leicester Mercury) Detective Superintendent Michelle Keane said Sunday: “We are treating him as a missing person and we are continuing to search both the lake and Watermead Park itself to try to locate the man. Unfortunately, to date, a coordinated investigation involving several services – as well as a Special Investigation Police Advisor (POLSA) – has not led to his whereabouts. “We are now working closely with experts to identify the next steps in locating the missing man. We have officers in contact with the man’s family and we support them in this painful moment. “While he has spoken to several people at Watermead Park, I would ask anyone in the area on Friday night but he has not yet spoken to police to do so.” (Image: Leicester Mercury / Chris Gordon) Anyone who was in the park at the time and has information about the investigation is kindly requested to contact Leicestershire Police at 101 urgently and report incident 612 on 17 June. Read more related articles Read more related articles