The Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed the recovery of a body Thursday evening from Clear Lake.
The individual, identified as 54-year-old Dennis Blume of Fonda, was located around 5:30pm after an extensive search.
Authorities received a 911 call about 1:30pm Thursday reporting an unoccupied fishing boat circling on Clear Lake. DNR Water Patrol officers responded quickly and made contact with witnesses who reported the incident. The witnesses were able to stop the boat, which contained the victim’s belongings.
Emergency personnel from several agencies conducted a coordinated search using sonar equipment locating Blume’s body, and the Clear Lake Fire Department utilized underwater drone technology to recover the victim’s body from the lake.
The incident remains under investigation.
