Lake County officials found a body in Lake Eustis on Monday afternoon that matches the description of a boater who went missing Saturday.
- Husband, wife went for swim off boat in Lake Eustis
- Wife was able to swim back to boat, husband didn't return
- Officials found body matching man's description Monday
The body was found at about 4 p.m., the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family tonight as they move forward with their healing," FWC spokesman Greg Workman said in a statement.
Workman said the search for the missing boater has been called off, and family members of the man who went missing were at the scene. The body has been sent to the Medical Examiner's Office, he said.
On Saturday afternoon, a man and his wife were on a 20-foot boat near the Tavares Recreation Park when they jumped in for a swim. Investigators said the couple didn't anchor the boat, and at some point, the man disappeared.
The woman was able to swim back to the boat and call 911. A Sheriff's Office deputy saw her while she was out on the water, and he used another person's boat to drive out and get her off the boat that she was on, according to FWC Officer Chad Weber.
That's when wildlife officers and deputies began their search, using several boats.