A man drove a truck into a swamp north of Albert Lea on Thursday afternoon.

As of this morning, authorities still were searching for Seth Strusz, who has brown eyes and brown hair and a round face.

The Freeborn County Canine Unit, a tracker from the Albert Lea Fire Department, and other emergency personnel searched farm fields late Thursday afternoon looking for Strusz, who allegedly drove a company truck — possibly a grain truck — into a swamp, injured himself and then fled the scene.

The field is north of County Road 14, and east of 725th Avenue. The swamp is about two miles north of Highway 13’s interchange with Interstate 90.

A Minnesota State Patrol helicopter was also expected to join in the search, though it was getting dark.

Fire departments from Manchester, Freeborn and Clarks Grove also responded.

Because a tracker and canine were being used in the search, the media was being kept back from the scene.

More details were not available this morning because Sheriff’s Office told the Tribune it was too busy in the search to give an update for the public.