'baby' out with the bathwater??

ok, I started clearing out the excess *STUFF* from my pond this weekend (the
water hyacinth & lettuce) before it go too cold & would take me forever to
do this in COLD water.
I 'tried' to be careful, scooping the stuff off the top & tossing it in
a wheelbarrel,, checking it every now & then,, but I am now missing one of
my bigger redcapped orandas....... arrghhhhhhh

haven't seen it for days.... did I *sniff* toss it out ????

(some went into farm pond, & other stuff went into the burn pile...(5
heaping wheelbarrels full)