Coroner identifies body recovered from Lake Erie in Fairview as missing Pittsburgh man

(This communicative was updated to accurately bespeak the astir existent information.)

A assemblage recovered successful Lake Erie miles offshore successful Fairview Township connected July 16 is that of a Pittsburgh antheral who went missing connected the water 2 weeks earlier, the Erie County Coroner's Office confirmed done identification.

The Coroner's Office identified the antheral connected the day of July 16 arsenic Richard Bofo, 49, and said Bofo was 1 of the 2 men authorities person been searching for since July 2.

The 2nd man, whose sanction has not been released by authorities, remained missing July 16.

Erie County Deputy Coroner John Maloney pronounced Bofo dormant astatine 10:20 a.m. July 16, aft a unit with the Lake City Fire Co. recovered his assemblage from Lake Erie and brought it to enactment astatine Avonia Beach, astatine the ft of Avonia Road.

Authorities reported that they were called to the formation astatine astir 8:50 a.m. July 16 aft radical retired sportfishing connected the water reported seeing a assemblage successful the h2o astir 5 miles from shore.

Bofo and the different antheral were the subjects of an extended hunt of Lake Erie connected July 2 that was conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard and country h2o rescue teams.

According to Lake City Fire Chief Tom Hosack, whose section was besides progressive successful that search, authorities were told that 2 men connected a vessel were successful the h2o astir 5 miles disconnected the Walnut Creek Access Area successful Fairview connected July 2. An extended hunt was launched, but the men were not located, helium said.

From June: Search teams successful Chautauqua County retrieve assemblage of antheral who went missing successful Chautauqua Lake

Contact Tim Hahn at [email protected].

This nonfiction primitively appeared connected Erie Times-News: Coroner IDs assemblage recovered successful Lake Erie successful Fairview arsenic missing Pittsburgh man