Dive team recovers body after man goes missing on Central Florida lake

Law enforcement officials have ended a search after recovering the body of a swimmer that went missing in Clermont, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

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The 64-year-old man went missing on Monday after he went into the water from a boat on Lake Minneola.

The Clermont Police Department and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s assisted the FWC in attempting to the located the missing swimmer.

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According to the FWC, the LCSO Dive Team recovered the man’s body around 6:45 p.m.

This is currently an active investigation.

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