CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- After three days of searching, a body was recovered Tuesday night at the Swift Creek Reservoir in Chesterfield County.
Search and rescue crews spent Sunday evening, Monday, and Tuesday looking for a man who went underwater on Sunday and never resurfaced.
The drowning victim got into the water off his own boat, according to witnesses.
"Chesterfield Police Department is handling the death investigation side of things," Chesterfield Fire and EMS Captain Joe Harvey said. "The body will be transported to the Medical Examiner's office.”
Harvey previously told CBS 6 that a family member was on the boat at the time and attempted to recover the man from the water, but was unsuccessful.
Officials have identified the man as 71-year-old McDaniel Rucker IV of Chesterfield.
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