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Body of man recovered in Putnam County Lake

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — Officials recovered the body of a man Thursday after a boating accident at a Putam County Lake.

Officials were searching for 56-year-old Kenneth Edward McCann Jr. after a boating accident Wednesday morning at the Lake Grandin boat ramp in Putnam County.

The recovery was made near the location where McCann was last seen in the water after his fishing boat capsized on Grandin Lake. Divers from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, The Clay County Sheriff’s Office and The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office located the body.

The other man on the boat was rescued by deputies.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office said a father- and son-in-law went out for an early morning fishing trip. For some reason, the boat capsized and sank. PCSO said the boat didn’t crash into anything.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.