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Man’s Body Recovered from Nebraska Lake

lake-north-columbus(AP) — The body of a 24-year-old man presumed drowned in Lake North near Columbus has been recovered.

Officials say members of the Platte County Dive & Rescue team pulled the body of Jorge Manuel, of Madison, out of the water on Monday.

Authorities say an angler reported that the man and some relatives were on the south side of the lake when Manuel went into the water a little before 8 p.m. Saturday. He didn’t resurface.

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