CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed the recovery of a body Thursday evening from Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County. The individual, identified as Dennis Blume, 54, of Fonda, Iowa, was located around 5:30 p.m. after an extensive search.

Authorities received a 911 call at approximately 1:30 p.m. reporting an unoccupied fishing boat circling on Clear Lake. DNR Water Patrol officers responded quickly and made contact with the witnesses who reported the incident. The witnesses were able to stop the boat, which contained the victim’s belongings.

Emergency personnel from the Clear Lake Fire Department, Ventura Fire Department, and the Iowa DNR conducted a coordinated search using sonar equipment locating the boat owner’s body at 5:30 p.m. The Clear Lake Fire Department utilized underwater drone technology to recover the victim’s body from the lake.

The incident remains under investigation.