SAGUARO LAKE, AZ (AZFamily) — It was a tragic but expected end in the search for a paddleboarder who went missing at Saguaro Lake during the weekend.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday its search team found the body believed to be that of 65-year-old Richard Powers. MCSO credits its Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue squad and its canines that helped narrow the search area. Investigators didn’t say where in the lake the body was found.
Powers was last seen around 5:45 a.m. Sunday in the lake near boat ramp 1 in the Tonto National Forest. Nearly three hours later, a boater found his paddleboard with his cellphone and shoes on it near Captain’s Nook…