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Firefighters found the body of a man Monday morning who disappeared at Lake Afton over the weekend.
Dwight Dewayne Givens, 47, disappeared underwater while swimming in the lake at around 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Sedgwick County and Wichita fire crews spent the weekend searching for him but were hampered by poor visibility and strong winds and currents.
The crews suspended their search Sunday night and resumed searching at approximately 5:30 a.m. Monday.
According to the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, Givens was found shortly after daylight on the surface of the lake in the general vicinity of where he disappeared.
The body was transported to the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center for an autopsy. The drowning is still under investigation.
