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Missing swimmer's body found at Hagg Lake near Forest Grove

Deputies said the man was at the lake with his family on a hot Monday afternoon when he went underwater and failed to resurface.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — Authorities have found the body of a swimmer who went missing in Henry Hagg Lake. The lake is near the Peninsula Trail Head, southwest of Forest Grove.

Divers with Lake Oswego Fire Department discovered the man's body while searching the lake around 11 a.m. Tuesday, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said in a press release. 

His name and age were not immediately released. Deputies said a medical examiner will determine his official cause of death, but no foul play is suspected. 

Around 2:15 p.m. Monday, a WCSO marine patrol unit responded to the area where the man was last seen after family members reported that he went underwater but he didn't resurface. 

The sheriff's office searched the lake for several hours with help from the Gaston Fire & Rescue and Lake Oswego Fire dive team. Due to excessive heat, with temperatures in the 90s for much of the day, authorities suspended Monday's search and returned to the lake Tuesday morning. 

As people continue to visit the lake to cool down during this week's heat wave, park rangers want to remind the public that they can borrow life jackets for free from loaner stations at Hagg Lake. 

Credit: KGW News
Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff's Office seen at Hagg Lake on July 25 after a man went missing in the water.

People should also keep in mind that the lake has different depths depending on the location, which can take some swimmers by surprise.

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