NEMAHA COUNTY—Authorities investigating a drowning at a Kansas lake have identified the victim as 31-year-old Jesse W. Dove of Strasburg, Virginia.
On Friday, the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a watercraft occupied by a man that had capsized at the Centralia Lake, according to a media release.
The caller advised that there was a man in the water. Immediately upon receiving the call, multiple agencies were dispatched to the call, including Law Enforcement, Fire & Rescue, EMS, Wildlife & Parks, and LifeNet.
After an extensive search, it was determined that the response was no longer a rescue, but a recovery. The search continued until dark, when it was determined that the search would have to continue early Saturday morning.
On Saturday, with the help of Kansas Wildlife and Parks and a local civilian who was familiar with the lake, authorities recovered Dove's body.
Dove was a second-generation Deputy of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, according to officials in Virginia. A procession bringing his body home entered Warren County just after 6a.m. Monday.
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NEMAHA COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an apparent drowning accident at the Centralia Lake, according to a social media report from the Nemaha County Sheriff's office.
The lake reopened to the public on Saturday. The sheriff's office reported no additional details.
Check the Post for additional details as they become available.
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