A body was recovered from Lake Knickerbocker in Gainesville on Saturday, and authorities believe it belonged to a man who may have taken own life earlier this week.
"At around 3:00 p.m. emergency crews responded to the lake for the recovery of an adult male," said Gainesville Police Lt. Kevin Holbrook Saturday evening. "We do believe this to be the same individual we have been looking for, but will have to await autopsy results to be definitive."
A search and recovery effort for the possible suicide victim began around 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Gainesville Police, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources were all involved in the search.
The original text of the article, written on Wednesay, is included below:
Authorities have been searching for a possible suicide victim in Lake Knickerbocker in Gainesville since 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Gainesville Police Lt. Kevin Holbrook said Gainesville Police, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources were all involved in the search.
Holbrook said they believe an adult male went to the lake and took his life. He said the agencies are specifically searching within the lake for the body.
This story will be updated as more information is made available.
