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Man's body found near Dow Lake in southeast Okla

Posted at 3:09 PM, Dec 08, 2015
and last updated 2015-12-08 16:09:41-05

HAILEYVILLE, Okla. (AP) -- The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the body of a homicide victim has been recovered from Dow Lake near Haileyville in southeastern Oklahoma.

The OHP says its dive team recovered the body of an 18-year-old man from the spillway area of the lake. The body was found in about three feet of water.

The man's name was not immediately released.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the state medical examiner's office is also involved in the investigation.