PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WMDJ) — A search for a missing swimmer in Dewey Lake ended tragically Friday evening when emergency crews recovered the body of a man from the water.

According to Prestonsburg Police, the Prestonsburg/Floyd County Emergency Communications Center received a call at approximately 7:22 p.m. reporting an unaccounted-for swimmer in the area of the main channel near Swimming Pool Hollow.

Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including Prestonsburg Police, Prestonsburg Fire and EMS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.

At approximately 8:48 p.m., fire and EMS water rescue technicians located a deceased male at the bottom of the main channel.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, which has jurisdiction over waterway incidents, is leading the investigation. No additional information has been released.