From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BAYVIEW – A body that was found in a lake this afternoon in the Bayview community has prompted the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to conduct an investigation.
The body was reported to the sheriff’s office at around 4 p.m. today at the 300 block of Willow Avenue in the Bayview Community. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the body was found by a man who was fishing there and had a family member call 911.
Deputies were taken to the location of the body on the north side of Bayview Lake that is only accessible by boat. They are working to recover the victim, who was found to be an adult male. The body will be transferred to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office to be identified and to determine the cause of death.
No further details are available as police continue to investigate.