Victim of apparent drowning has been found, identified after week-long search at Laurel Lake
The body of a man who apparently drowned after going into the water at Laurel Lake was recovered Friday, after a week-long search.
He was identified as Jason McVey, 51, of Mount Sterling, according a news release from the Laurel County sheriff.
The Laurel County sheriff’s office said McVey’s body was found in about 104 feet of water “off Craigs Creek in a cove in the Sulphur Springs Branch Area” at about 1:30 p.m. The sheriff’s office initially provided different information Friday about the location of the body and the depth of the water.
Numerous agencies had assisted with the search since 5:18 p.m. July 7, when it was reported that someone had gone off a pontoon boat and into the water on Laurel Lake off Marsh Branch Road, the sheriff’s office said.
The sheriff’s office said foul play is not suspected, and the investigation is continuing.
Divers, underwater drones and dogs were used in the search, according to the Facebook page of the London-Laurel Rescue Squad.
On Friday, the agency said “Christian Aid Ministries located an object on their sonar system and further identified it as a human body. The victim was then brought to the surface and turned over to the Laurel County Coroner’s Office.”
This story was originally published July 14, 2023 at 5:49 PM.
