CLEVELAND — Police and fire officials confirm a body was recovered from the waters of Lake Erie near Edgewater Park Tuesday afternoon.

Members of the Cleveland Metroparks Police Department and Cleveland Division of Fire responded to the area and tell 3News the body will be turned over to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office. The recovery of the remains comes as authorities search for a 60-year-old man who went missing in the water off the pier sometime Sunday evening, however officials have not confirmed the identity of the body at this time.

"We still don't know exactly what transpired or what caused him to enter the water," Metroparks Police Chief Kelly Stillman said previously. "Cleveland fire boat was shortly on scene, was able to actually see the male underneath the water

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