UPDATE: Oct. 27 at 2 p.m.
The Lexington Police Department revealed in a social media video that police were searching Preston's Spring Park on Sunday in connection with the 1997 disappearance of Lydia Perkins.
Detectives conducted the search as part of an active missing persons investigation. The case remains open with a detective currently assigned to it.
Perkins was reported missing in October 1997, and her case has remained unsolved for more than 25 years.
Police are asking anyone with information about Perkins' disappearance to contact Lexington Police at 859-258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling 859-253-2020 or online at www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com.
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Original Story:
Detectives are searching Preston's Spring Park Sunday in connection with an active missing persons case, the Lexington Police Department reported.
The park is temporarily closed while investigators conduct their search. Police added that there is no threat to the public.
Detectives will remain in the area until the search is complete. No timeline has been provided for when the park will reopen.
No additional details about the missing persons case have been released.
