Emergency personnel searching for an 18-year-old man along the shoreline of Lake Murray for a second day discovered a body Friday afternoon.
A remote-control sonar device located the dead man under roughly 65 feet of water about 4:45 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The county Medical Examiner's Office was called in to take custody of the body.
Shortly before 7:30 a.m. Thursday, a passer-by found the San Diego State University undergraduate's belongings — including his wallet, cell phone, backpack, shoes and other articles of clothing — at the edge of the eastern San Diego municipal lake, according to police. A single set of footprints led into the water, with none found heading back out.
Authorities later found a suicide note in the teen's SDSU dormitory room.
Scuba divers and boat crews searched the water and surrounding areas for nearly 12 hours Thursday, then resumed their efforts this morning, said Lee Swanson of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
The torpedo-shaped, propeller-driven robotic submersible that found the body had been provided by a private company, Swanson said.
Suicide Prevention 24-Hour Hotlines
• San Diego County Crisis Line: 1-888-724-7240
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
