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Police recover body of missing Downriver father who went boating with 6-year-old son

Posted at 4:27 PM, Apr 13, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-13 16:27:50-04

(WXYZ) — The body of a missing father who went boating with his son last month in South Rockwood was found, Michigan State Police tell 7 Action News.

Police haven't told us if they recovered the body of his 6-year-old son yet.

Justin Oaks, 29, and Jaxon Oaks, left their house around 9:48 a.m. on Sunday, March 29.

They launched their boat from the Downriver Marina at approximately 10:30 a.m. The last contact with Juston was at 12:35 p.m. via cell phone.

Their boat, a 14-foot Grumman Aluminum flat-bottom camouflage boat, was discovered later that week.