Officials ID body of missing boater recovered from Lake Norman

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Officials identified the body of a missing boater who was recovered from Lake Norman Thursday night.

Fire departments from Huntersville, Cornelius and Denver said the search was near Blythe Landing Park, officials tweeted about 4 p.m. Police and paramedics are also at the scene.

Crews searched the area of Ramsey Creek in Huntersville until about 7:30 p.m. when the recovery was made.

Diego Andres Osorio Garcia, 25, of Colombia was on a boat when he went overboard, officials with N.C. Wildlife said.

Garcia went under and didn’t resurface, officials said. He wasn’t wearing a life jacket.

The investigation is ongoing.

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