Overview
- Local authorities recovered a deceased person from Lake Erie near the Pointe Mouillee area after a boater reported seeing what appeared to be a body floating close to shore.
- Monroe County Sheriff's Office marine division and dive team retrieved the individual from shallow water and emergency crews transported the person to the Lucas County Coroner's Office for autopsy and identification.
- Investigators are working to determine whether the recovered person is 30-year-old kayaker Jesus Sanchez, who was reported missing after a severe storm earlier this month.
- The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is treating the matter as an active investigation and is asking anyone with information to contact the Monroe County Detective Bureau at 734-240-7530.
- Because the recovery and autopsy involve agencies in different jurisdictions, officials warn that formal identification and a cause-of-death finding may take time and the results will be released when confirmed.