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Body of missing swimmer recovered at Lake Pleasant: MCSO

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Updated  September 16, 2024 12:21pm MST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 10 Phoenix

Search for missing swimmer at Lake Pleasant

A man went underwater at Lake Pleasant on Sunday evening and hasn't resurfaced, the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office said.

The Brief

    • Byron Garcia-Perez, 25, went underwater at Lake Pleasant on Sept. 15 and never came back up.
    • The sheriff's office says Garcia-Perez's body has been found.
    • No foul play is suspected.

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. - Authorities say the body of a man who went underwater at Lake Pleasant on Sunday evening and didn't resurface has been recovered.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says 25-year-old Byron Garcia-Perez went missing on Sept. 15 near the Lake Pleasant 10 Lane Boat Ramp around 5 p.m.

Garcia-Perez was seen swimming about 100 feet from the shore when he went underwater.

"Byron never resurfaced and other family members attempted to locate him with no success," MCSO said.

Lake Pleasant

Deputies arrived at the scene and began searching for Garcia-Perez, but he was not found.

MCSO's remote operating vehicle was brought in to assist in the search and Garcia-Perez's body was found just before midnight. No foul play is suspected.

The sheriff's office says the incident marks the 13th drowning in lakes and rivers this year in Maricopa County.

The Source

  • The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.