Emergency responders recovered a body from Lake Cumberland during an ongoing search following a weekend boat collision, according to Russell County Emergency Management officials.

The body was located in the Lily Creek section of the lake, within feet of the primary impact zone identified during an accident reconstruction conducted by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources officers.

Authorities have not officially released the identity of the individual, describing him only as a 59-year-old resident of Lexington, Kentucky. Officials state he was boating on Lake Cumberland around 11:00 a.m. CT Saturday when the incident occurred.

The Russell County Coroner’s Office has taken custody of the remains to perform an autopsy and formal identification. Officials have not yet definitively confirmed whether the recovered body is that of the missing boater.

?The investigation into the cause of the crash remains active.