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Body of missing boater recovered from American Lake

Members of the West Pierce Fire and Rescue along with officers from the Lakewood Police Department congregate near the boat launch at American Lake Park on the north end of American Lake in Lakewood on Saturday night. Earlier in the evening, West Pierce Fire and Rescue tweeted that they were conducting a water rescue and searching for a missing boater. No one on the scene as able to comment on the progress of the rescue or search.
Members of the West Pierce Fire and Rescue along with officers from the Lakewood Police Department congregate near the boat launch at American Lake Park on the north end of American Lake in Lakewood on Saturday night. Earlier in the evening, West Pierce Fire and Rescue tweeted that they were conducting a water rescue and searching for a missing boater. No one on the scene as able to comment on the progress of the rescue or search. Pete Caster pcaster@thenewstribune.com

Divers on Monday recovered the body of a missing boater from American Lake.

Searchers found the man about 10:30 a.m. in about 90 feet of water, Lakewood police Sgt. Chris Lawler said.

The boater has not been identified.

Information on how the boater went missing, whether he was alone and what happened to him have not been released. A life jacket and partially submerged boat were previously found.

West Pierce Fire & Rescue, Lakewood police and the U.S. Coast Guard were called in to look for the missing boater. By late Saturday, rescuers said it would likely be a recovery effort rather than a rescue.

This story was originally published February 21, 2022 at 4:00 PM.

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Stacia Glenn covers crime and breaking news in Pierce County. She started with The News Tribune in 2010. Before that, she spent six years writing about crime in Southern California for another newspaper.
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