Authorities looking into report of missing swimmer in Onset

By Globe Staff

Authorities in the Onset section of Wareham searched the East River near the Dummy Bridge for several hours Friday after a report of a person in the water who didn't surface. But there might be a happy ending to the story.

The report came in at about noon, prompting a search of the area by dive teams from Onset, Wareham, and Carver, until the search was called off at 5 p.m.

But Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Osswald said there is doubt now about whether someone actually went into the water. While one witness said he may have seen something, "two people say they didn't see anything at all," he said.