LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — The body of a man who failed to resurface after jumping off a boat at Lake Havasu this weekend has been found by rescue crews a day later.
The Mohave County Sheriff's Office said the man went missing on Oct. 8 after jumping off the boar to go swimming and never resurfaced. Crews searched the area he went missing on Saturday but were unable to locate the man.
The search continued on Sunday morning and divers were able to locate 47-year-old Michael Dean Phan under approximately 32 feet of water around 11:15 a.m. using sonar technology.
Deputies say that when Phan went underwater, winds were gusting upward of 40 mph and waves were over three feet tall.
During their search on Saturday, divers encountered zero visibility with large trees at the bottom of the lake.
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