Russell County Sheriff’s Office

At approximately 1:20 a.m. Sunday, Russell County 911 received calls reporting a swimmer who was missing at Lake Wilson.

Callers reported the man attempted to swim out to a boat that had came loose and was floating away. At approximately 7:20 a.m. searchers recovered the body of a 35-year-old male, who was identified as the missing swimmer.

“We are not releasing the name at this time pending the notification of family,” the sheriff’s office said in a social media posting Sunday morning.