Boater’s body found in Branched Oak Lake
Published: Jul. 25, 2022 at 10:25 AM CDT
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A man’s body was found floating in Branched Oak Lake Sunday evening, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Terry Wagner said two men reported seeing a boat drifting across the lake Saturday afternoon. The men towed the boat to the marina and contacted Lincoln Police.
LSO searched the boat and discovered it belonged to 60-year-old Kurt Roe from Weston, Nebraska and Ransom, Kansas.
The LSO Marine Unit searched the lake Sunday. A boater spotted a body floating in the lake around 8:50 p.m.
LSO confirmed that it was Roe, the missing boater, and ordered an autopsy.
The investigation is ongoing.
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