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Swimmer's body found in apparent drowning on Saguaro Lake
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office recovered the body of a man from Saguaro Lake on May 29.
FORT MCDOWELL, Ariz. - The body of a swimmer was pulled from Saguaro Lake on Sunday evening, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were called to the Butcher Jones Recreation Area at the lake for a possible drowning call just after 5 p.m. on May 29.
Witnesses reportedly said they saw a man go underwater, and they did not see him resurface.
His body was recovered from the lake a few hours later, deputies said. His name was not released.
This was the second time a swimmer went missing at a Maricopa County lake this Memorial Day weekend. Deputies are still searching for a man who went missing while out at Lake Pleasant on Saturday.
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