PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Police are searching Pontoosuc Lake for a missing person out of New York state after an abandoned vehicle was located on upper North Street in Pittsfield.

According to the Pittsfield Police Department, on Monday afternoon police received a report of a suspicious motor vehicle in Blue Anchor Park, adjacent to Pontoosuc Lake. Police say the registered owner of the vehicle was reported missing out of New York on May 5.

Police believe that it's unlikely the missing person left the area by any other means and began searching Pontoosuc Lake. On Tuesday, officers from Massachusetts State Police, Environmental Police and the Berkshire County Sheriff's Office searched the water for seven hours.

On Wednesday morning, the search resumed and will continue until a recovery is made or the missing person is located. 

Police are asking the public to avoid the area of Blue Anchor Park and the Pontoosuc Lake boat ramp in order to allow the search to continue.