Body recovered from Lake Ontario

The U.S. Coast Guard recovered the body of what appeared to be a young man Friday night from Lake Ontario.

The man was likely in his early 20s and was wearing a black North Face jacket and black pants, according to the Coast Guard's Buffalo station.

No information on the person's identity or potential cause of death was immediately available.

Police searched the same area recently for Rochester Institute of Technology student Max Maisel, 21, who has been missing since Feb. 22. He was last seen around Charlotte Pier. Police called off searches of the water off the pier in mid-March.

A missing person alert said Maisel was last seen wearing a black North Face jacket.

Maisel's family waited Friday night for word on the body's identification.

"We await the findings of the medical examiner," said Maisel's father, Ivan, a senior writer for ESPN. "We assume we will be able to bring Max home soon."

Rochester Police Capt. Mark Wiater said a fisherman spotted the body at about 7:30 p.m.

The fisherman said the body was floating in the water about 200 yards away from the Coast Guard station off Saint Paul Boulevard in Irondequoit, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Mark Rodriguez.

The Coast Guard sent two boats to the scene.

The Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office took custody of the body and is investigating.

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Includes reporting by staff writer Jeff DiVeronica.