Connecticut authorities recover body in location where man went missing on Candlewood Lake
The body of an adult man was recovered on Candlewood Lake on Tuesday, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Communications director Will Healey said.
The body was recovered around 9:30 a.m. in the same area of the lake as a 20-year-old male who went missing while swimming in Candlewood Lake near Chicken Rock on June 24, Healey said.
According to Healey, identification is pending positive identification and notification.
Healey said the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death, and the investigation is ongoing.
DEEP Environmental Conservation Police; the Candlewood Lake Authority; the Sherman, Danbury, New Milford, and Brookfield fire departments; the Newtown, Danbury, Brookfield, and Connecticut State Police dive teams; and the Connecticut State Police all assisted in the search.
Earlier this month, state police recovered the body of a Bristol man in Candlewood Lake on June 16 after an extensive search, according to Healey.
The victim in that case was identified as Larry Kwokpo Chan, 24, of Bristol, Healey said. That case is being investigated as an accidental drowning.
