Police interview a man on the lakefront east of the Milwaukee Sailing Center after a body was found in the water. Credit: Michael Sears

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A person walking Tuesday morning along Milwaukee's lakefront reported a body floating in the water, and authorities have identified it as that of a missing West Milwaukee man, according to a Facebook page launched after his disappearance.

The man, John Moebs, 33, was last seen at a Water St. restaurant in Milwaukee in early May.

"Milwaukee police and West Milwaukee police have confirmed that the dead body pulled from Lake Michigan belongs to John P. Moebs," the Facebook post says. "Identification card was found with the body. Medical Examiner is running dental records."

Police and dive teams with the Milwaukee Fire Department responded Tuesday around 8 a.m. after the body was found near Lincoln Memorial Drive and Lagoon Drive. An area at McKinley Park was roped off while authorities investigated.

The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office also responded to the scene, and police said results of an autopsy are pending.

Police initially said only that they tentatively had identified the man as the subject of a missing person case and were notifying family members. A spokesman released a statement early Tuesday afternoon saying that authorities are working with the medical examiner's office on the identification and cause of death.

Moebs' family and friends had launched searches in downtown Milwaukee and posted fliers asking for information about his disappearance. He was last seen May 2 at Brothers Bar & Grill on N. Water St. and was last heard from early the next morning.