Park official: Body of missing Fayetteville man found in Bladen County lake
Authorities on Saturday found the body of 23-year-old Jesse Sgro, of Fayetteville, who went missing last weekend during a camping trip at Singletary Lake State Park, according to park officials.
Posted — UpdatedA park ranger said Sgro's body was found in the middle of the lake, several hundred yards from a nearby pier, in 12 to 14 feet of water. The ranger said it appeared Sgro had been struggling to swim.
Katie Hall, a spokeswoman for the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, said a group of people went out on the lake to canoe that Friday around sunset when conditions were windy. Some of them stayed on the water until after the sun went down, Hall said.
Rescue crews used helicopters, police K-9 officers and drones during the week-long search.
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