Body of missing swimmer recovered in Falls Lake in Wake County, sheriff says

WAKE FOREST, N.C. -- The Wake County Sheriff's Office has found and identified the body of a man who disappeared while swimming in Falls Lake on Monday.

The sheriff's office said the recovery effort wrapped up around 10 p.m. Monday.

Tuesday afternoon, deputies identified the swimmer as 30-year-old Henry Nicolas Montes-Salvatierra.

Deputies got a call about a possible drowning at 6:30 p.m. near Holly Point Boat Ramp.

The sheriff's office said they were told Montes-Salvatierra was attempting to swim across the channel at an unofficial swimming area known as "Hippie Hole." Witnesses told authorities that the man was with friends on the lake when he went into the water to swim, and moments later, he went under and never resurfaced.

Shortly after 9:30 p.m., the sheriff's office said the effort turned into a recovery mission.

Wake County Emergency Services, NC Wildlife, NC Parks, Wake Forest Fire Department as well as dive teams from Wake and Durham counties worked to find the missing swimmer.