The body of the 23-year-old South Bend man, who went missing last week while kayaking, has been found.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says Jacob Sandy’s body was pulled from the lake Wednesday morning in Porter after an Indiana Dunes State Park employee spotted it along the shoreline.
Conservation Officer Tyler Brock says Sandy’s relatives identified his body, and it’s believed that he died from accidental drowning.
The discovery was made two days after Sandy’s kayak was found near New Buffalo. The person later contacted law enforcement after they saw an image of Sandy’s kayak.
Sandy was last seen May 18.
Police in Porter, Indiana, determined that a car with a Michigan license plate found May 21 at a parking lot near Porter Beach belonged to Sandy.
The Oakland Press of Pontiac reports Sandy is originally from the Detroit suburb of Birmingham, Michigan, and moved to South Bend after graduating from Hope College in Holland, Michigan.
Indiana DNR is reporting they found the body of Jacob Sandy this morning near Porter Beach. He had been reported missing more than a week ago. Our deepest condolences to his family during this difficult time. #southbend
— South Bend Police (@southbendpolice) May 29, 2019
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
