ORLANDO, Fla. — Crews on Monday morning resumed their search of an Orange County lake for two fishermen who vanished Sunday, the Orlando Police Department said.
By 4 p.m. Monday, two bodies had been recovered.
Police on Tuesday identified the men as Antonio Maurice Payne, 46, and Steven Lavell Nichols, 48.
Rescuers were called to Lake Hiawassee shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday after a resident spotted an overturned canoe, Orlando police Sgt. Eduardo Bernal said.
"The caller stated it was suspicious because the boat had fishing equipment inside of it; however, there were no people around it," Bernal said.
Divers with the Orlando Fire Department and the Orange County Sheriff's Office searched the lake and found a wallet and other items belonging to one of the men, police said.
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Investigators also found a truck that was used to launch the canoe.
The search was paused at 10 p.m. Sunday and was resumed at 8 a.m. Monday.
Relatives of Nichols told Channel 9 that he left Sunday to fish with Payne, a friend of 30 years, but he never returned home.
Family members said the men were avid fishermen and strong swimmers. They said the friends fished the lake together weekly.