Durham man who drowned in Falls Lake identified

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Body of man recovered from Falls Lake, Durham deputies say
Durham deputies say the body of a man was recovered from Falls Lake Monday afternoon.

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Durham deputies said the body of a man was recovered from Falls Lake Monday afternoon.



According to the Durham County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the Rollingview boat ramp at Falls Lake for a possible drowning. Witnesses told deputies a man had gone into the water and did not resurface.



Search and recovery crews began to look in the water and found the body of a man.



The man was identified on Tuesday as 36-year-old Juan Molinaro Licea of Durham.



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