By Associated Press - Sunday, August 2, 2015

CARLISLE, Ky. (AP) - Authorities believe they’ve discovered the body of a man who went missing in Lake Carnico in Nicholas County.

According to WKYT-TV (https://bit.ly/1JXZDK4 ), the man was reported missing on Saturday. Rescue crews searched the lake until late Saturday night, then resumed early Sunday. Officials say the body of a man was discovered around 11:30 a.m.

His name has not been released.



Witnesses said a man swam out into the lake to get an inner tube, started to bob up and down, and then disappeared into the water.

Lake Carnico is a 114-acre reservoir that was constructed in 1962.

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Information from: WKYT-TV, https://www.wkyt.com

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