20-year-old man’s body recovered at Edgewater Park: CLE fire department

CLEVELAND (WJW) — The body of a 20-year-old man was reportedly recovered from Lake Erie Sunday evening just off of Edgewater Beach, the Cleveland Department of Fire reported.

Emergency responders were called to the park just before 7:30 p.m. for reports of a submerged person who reportedly was last seen about 40 minutes before that entering the water.

Cleveland police, firefighters and the U.S. Coast Guard along with Metroparks police all arrived on scene but were unable to locate the victim at first.

The Metroparks dive team took over along with the fire department, employing Marine 21, and they were able to find the man.

The victim has not been identified and an investigation is still ongoing.

No further information has been released at this time. Check back for updates on this developing story.