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Body found in Chautauqua Lake

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Posted at 1:35 PM, May 27, 2023
and last updated 2023-05-27 13:36:26-04

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY (WKBW) — The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of an overdue fisherman on Chautauqua Lake around 8:30 a.m. Friday.

The Sheriff's Office Marine Division located the fisherman submerged in water near a vessel in the area of Bemus Point.

Shortly after he was recovered by Marine Patrol, 66-year-old Robert W. Mieczkowski of Wintersville, Ohio was pronounced dead by the Coroner's Office.