SAN DIEGO — San Diego Police and Fire are investigating the discovery of a body that was found floating on Otay Lake Reservoir on Wednesday, April 5.
According to San Diego Fire-Rescue, it was a US Customs and Border Protection agent who spotted the body around noon.
Lt. Rick Romero said the body was an adult male. He said the body was badly decomposed and it appeared that it had been in the water for quite some time.
The body was located near the Northeast end of 2200 Wueste Road.
Around 3:30 p.m., the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office arrived on scene and removed the body. The office will be determining the person's identity as well as the cause of death.
Otay Lake Reservoir is located in the city of San Diego. According to the city website, it has a water capacity of 47,066.9 acre-feet and is the United States Olympic Training Center for rowing sports.
San Diego Fire Department lifeguards were sent to the scene to search for any additional people in the water.
This is a developing story and will be updated with new information and developments as they are released.