UPDATE 12:45 p.m.
Search and Rescue personnel found the body of a man missing in Beaver Lake since Tuesday, according to Roger Morris, Washington County Coroner.
Morris said Aaron James Loewer's body was found mid-morning near the spot on the lake he reportedly went in.
Loewer's body is being sent to the Arkansas Crime Lab in Little Rock for autopsy.
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FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County officials have identified the man reported missing in Beaver Lake as Aaron James Loewer, 30, of Prairie Grove.
Kelly Cantrell, public information officer for the Washington County Sheriff's Office, identified Loewer as the subject of the search and rescue operation that began Tuesday afternoon and continued Thursday with no results.
According to officials, Loewer was seen falling out of a boat and into the lake near Point 12, off War Eagle Blacktop Road. The incident was reported to the Sheriff's Office at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday.
Search and rescue personnel from the Emergency Management Department, the Sheriff's Office and dive team, Central Emergency Medical Services, the Nob Hill Fire Department dive team, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the Benton County Sheriff's Office and dive team, and the Red Cross were all working in the search and rescue operation.
Kyle Curry, deputy director of emergency services, said divers were still in the water at 4 p.m. Thursday. He said no decision had been made on when to end the search for the day.
Visibility under the surface was so limited the divers were physically sweeping the area being searched, Curry said. Sonar-equipped boats were also being used in the search, Curry said.
NW News on 03/22/2019