Body recovered from Lake Erie, Coast Guard confirms

CLEVELAND (WJW) – Officials are investigating after a body was recovered from Lake Erie Wednesday evening.

First responders started searching after a witness said someone jumped into the water off a pier near Edgewater Park and didn’t resurface, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Cleveland Division of Fire said they deployed a dive rescue team. One of the divers found the deceased male victim, fire officials say.

Cleveland Metroparks police and officials with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources were also on the scene.

Metroparks officials confirmed the body was recovered offshore near Edgewater Park The victim’s identity will come from the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office.

According to Metroparks officials, in an unrelated incident, officers responded to another male who went into the water at Edgewater Park Wednesday evening. He was located safely on shore and taken to an area hospital for treatment.

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