It likely will be days before we know how a man whose body was found partially submerged in the lake at DeWitt Recreation Area in Batavia died.
A fisherman first noticed the body some time after 6 a.m., which is when the Cedar Street park opened, and he notified a member of the park maintenance staff.
Batavia PD was notified at 8:54 a.m.
Officer Marc Lawrence, who briefed media earlier this afternoon at DeWitt, said he couldn't speculate on why there was a delay between the body being spotted and police being contacted.
Lawrence said there is no information available indicating the age or race of the deceased.
The body was found at the far end of the lake from the main entrance, in the northeast corner, on the other side of the land bridge that has been exposed by the drought.
As of early this afternoon, a scuba-diving team was still searching the lake for any potential evidence that might be connected to the incident.
At this time, the investigation is being handled as a criminal investigation, pending new information that might indicate otherwise.
There have been two recent missing person reports in the area, but there's no information at this time connecting those reports to this incident, Lawrence said.
