(WXYZ) — Macomb County divers were able to recover the body of the missing 37-year-old-man who disappeared while swimming in Lake St. Clair Sunday afternoon.
According to police, 37-year-old Essa Koja of Macomb was on a boat with 16 other adults when he decided to go for a swim.
Shortly after he jumped into the water authorities say he began to yell for help as he was not a strong swimmer and the boat was drifting.
Several people from the boat jumped into the water to assist Koja but were unsuccessful.
Koja was not wearing a life jacket.
The Macomb County Sheriff's Department and U.S. Coast guards arrived on the scene around 6 p.m. Sunday afternoon. They say they searched the area for 6 hours but failed to locate his whereabouts.
They returned Monday morning and were again unsuccessful.
By 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, they were able to locate Koja's body in 10' of water.
Authorities say alcohol and weather may have played a factor in this incident.
