A search effort is underway for a missing cliff diver near Gilbert.

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office got the call for help around 4:20 p.m. Thursday for a person who went missing after cliff diving into a mining pit.

“A witness on scene reported seeing the individual surface, however, have since been unable to locate them,” according to a news release from the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office.

An active search and rescue operation is currently underway.

FOX 21 will bring you more information as it becomes available.

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