Konrad Jarausch, a professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was found dead on Sept. 1
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- Konrad Jarausch, a professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was found dead after he went missing while swimming with his wife on Sept. 1
- A neighbor told a local outlet that the woman came to ask for his help after losing sight of her husband in the lake
- His death does not appear suspicious, police confirm to PEOPLE
A revered history professor was found dead hours after he vanished while swimming with his wife.
The tragedy occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 1, around 11 a.m. local time, when officials were dispatched to Eastwood Lake, off South Lakeshore Drive, in Chapel Hill, N.C., following a report that an 85-year-old swimmer was missing, the Town of Chapel Hill said in a statement.
A search and rescue operation began, and by approximately 2:30 p.m., first responders had recovered the body of the missing person, officials said…