Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Walter Guardado has disappeared after jumping off a jet ski into Lake Lanier this past weekend.Â
His girlfriend said he jumped off to swim back to shore but never made it. Georgia officials said the body of a man who was reported missing since Saturday has been found at Lake Lanier.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR) said 37-year-old Walter Guardado had been missing since about 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Investigators said Guardado was last seen falling from a Jet Ski and swimming to shore. A witness told police Guardado then jumped back in but never resurfaced. The Jet Ski was found Sunday.
GDNR said Guardado’s body was found near East Bank Park around noon Monday.
Officials said sonar was used to locate his body. Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services, along with Hall County Fire, spent Saturday and Sunday searching the water.
On Monday, divers with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirmed they found Guardado approximately 20 feet underwater. Officials say he drowned.