Officials identified the body of a missing boater who was recovered from Lake Norman Thursday night.
Fire departments from Huntersville, Cornelius and Denver said the search was near Blythe Landing Park, officials tweeted about 4 p.m. Police and paramedics are also at the scene.
Crews searched the area of Ramsey Creek in Huntersville until about 7:30 p.m. when the recovery was made.
Diego Andres Osorio Garcia, 25, of Colombia was on a boat when he went overboard, officials with N.C. Wildlife said.
Garcia went under and didn’t resurface, officials said. He wasn’t wearing a life jacket.
The investigation is ongoing.
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