OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) - Omaha Fire Department dive team members have recovered the body of 42-year-old Benjamin Pike, who went missing at Lake Cunningham yesterday.
The dive team, who had resumed their search for Pike on Monday morning, suspended their efforts around 3 p.m. because of weather conditions. The search was scheduled to resume tomorrow, weather permitting.
At 7 p.m., Omaha Fire reports state, two people who had been following the story of the missing man asked the fire department if they could continue the search using an advanced sonar system. Fire officials obliged, and the two located Pike's body in about 10 feet of water, reports state.
Pike's body was recovered by OFD dive team members at 8:30 p.m. Monday, and the coroner was called to the scene in accordance with protocols, records state.
According to a family member, Pike, who had been boating his entire life, was taking the boat out for the first time Sunday. Pike told his 8-year-old son he was going to go for a quick swim and would hold onto the side of the boat, but drifted away, the family member said. His son knew to anchor the boat, and began crying for help.
