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Body of missing swimmer recovered from Chautauqua Lake

Shortly before noon Monday, divers recovered the body of 46-year-old Brian Twardeski of Jamestown.

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, N.Y. — The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says the body of a man who disappeared while swimming in Chautauqua Lake over the weekend has been recovered.

First responders were called out to the lake shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday for a report of a man overboard. The Sheriff's Office says Brian Twardeski, 46, of Jamestown, went under while swimming with a woman and three children.

Navigation units quickly responded to Chautauqua Lake and began searching for Twardeski, but the search was called off around 5 p.m. due to the weather and resumed first thing Monday morning.

The Chautauqua County Water Emergency Team also assisted with the search along with the Bemus Point Fire Department, Ashville Fire Department and Lakewood Fire Department.

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