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Police and dive teams find man's body in Lake Lowell

Police say witnesses saw the man struggling in the water before he disappeared under it.

NAMPA, Idaho — Canyon County sheriff deputies and an Ada County dive team searched Lake Lowell for a man who witnesses say was struggling in the water before disappearing under it on Friday afternoon. By Friday evening, law enforcement found his body.

Joe Decker, a spokesperson for Canyon County, told KTVB that dispatchers were called at 12:07 p.m. Friday about a man seen waving and yelling in the water then disappeared.

Canyon County deputies arrived at 12:15 p.m. and started searching for him by boat and have some points of interest, according to Decker

An Ada County dive team arrived at bout 3:50 p.m. to assist in the search.

As of 4:30 p.m., no one had been found but a fishing pole near the area that the man was last seen in.

At about 6:30 p.m. police found the man's body.

The man has yet to be identified by the Canyon County Coroner and his identity will be released when the next of kin are notified.

This is a developing story and this article will be updated when further details are made available.

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