PALM DESERT >> A body found Thursday at the J.W. Marriott resort in Palm Desert was confirmed as that of missing Los Angeles finance executive Omar Arce Meza, according to a posting on a Facebook page established by his family and friends.

The Facebook posting said “We are with heavy hearts tonight as we announce the passing of Omar Meza. He was a very loved son, husband, brother & friend.”

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department officials have yet to formally identify the body, which they said was found today about 2:15 p.m. in one of the ponds at the resort, on the 74800 block of County Club Drive.

“We are not confirming anything that they posted,” Riverside Sheriff’s Deputy Armando Munoz said.

The Facebook entry, on the Find Omar Meza community page, was posted around 8:30 p.m.

KMIR-TV in Palm Springs had reported late today that the family had confirmed the body was Meza.

Crews have been scouring the resort grounds for four days with dive teams and search dogs in hopes of finding Meza, a vice president for AIG Financial Distributors. Meza had traveled to the Coachella Valley on business. Business clients, friends and family all took part in the search effort.

Meza’s wife, Diane, said she spoke to her husband around 11:20 p.m. Jan. 8, as he left a dinner with colleagues in Palm Desert, and he said he would call her when he returned to his room. But That call never came, she said.

Diane Meza told NBC4 his colleagues placed Meza in an Uber cab, but there may have been some confusion as to which Marriott facility he was staying at.

Mesa was reported missing around midday Friday after he failed to show up for scheduled meetings that morning.

The search was taken up by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Saturday, Sheriff’s Sgt. Tom Brewster said. Desert Search and Rescue members with bloodhounds scoured the surrounding area without success, he said.