Body Recovered From Jewett Lake

Authorities have recovered the body of a 59-year-old California man who drowned in Jewett Lake near Fergus Falls.

According to a press release, officials responded to a person who fell out of a boat around 10 p.m. Friday.

Family members had heard him yelling for help but were unable to reach him before he went under.

Search teams couldn’t find the man until the search resumed at sunrise on Saturday.

The man was the only occupant of the boat and he wasn’t wearing a life preserver.

Officials have not released the man’s name and hometown.