A scuba diver participating in a dive class in American Lake in Lakewood Saturday never resurfaced. His body was recovered in the late afternoon.
A rescue effort to find the man became a recovery effort, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.
The Sheriff’s Department dive team spent Saturday afternoon looking for the man after getting a call at 12:18 p.m. from dispatchers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, said Sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. Darren Moss.
The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division will investigate the incident, Moss said. The Sheriff’s dive team will check his equipment.
The man was a military veteran in a civilian class, Moss said. The incident occurred on JBLM’s portion of the lake.
This story was originally published in The News Tribune.