VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Rescuers have found the body of a missing boater in Lake Monroe, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they received a call about 10 a.m. Tuesday about two men who went out on a boat Monday but never returned.
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Investigators rescued one person who was clinging to an overturned boat.
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A body was found shortly before 1 p.m. about two miles west of the boat, deputies said.
FWC is investigating if weather played a role.
FWC said the man who was rescued is being treated at the hospital and they are waiting to interview him.
No other details were released.
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