Drowning victim’s body recovered from Phoenix-area lake

PHOENIX — The body of a 42-year-old man who never resurfaced at a Maricopa County lake over the weekend has been recovered, authorities said.

The Sheriff’s Office said a dive team pulled the drowning victim from Lake Pleasant late Sunday. Friends of the unidentified man said he had gone under Sunday near Humbug Cove and called in around 4:30 p.m.

ABC15 reported a sheriff’s spokesman said the man had fallen off a boat into the water but turned down offers of help climbing back on. He said he’d got for a swim.

MCSO Dive Team has recovered the body of a 42 year old male drowning victim from yesterday. The victim was reported seen going under water and not resurfacing by friends in Humbug Cove which is located at the north end of Lake Pleasant. pic.twitter.com/OVXTcyXqQH

— @SgtJEnriquez (@SgtJEnriquez) August 6, 2018

Investigators were still working the case Monday morning.

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