LAKE HAVASU CITY – The man whose body was pulled from Lake Havasu last Thursday has been identified as a resident of Lake Havasu City. Mohave County Sheriff’s office is investigating the suspected drowning death of Pishit Patel, 64.
Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said how Patel came to be in the water is under ongoing investigation. She said there are no suspicious circumstances and that an autopsy is pending with the Mohave County Medical Examiner.
Dispatch was notified at 8:20 a.m. Thursday that a body had been spotted in the water. Mortensen said sheriff’s office personnel recovered the body in the area of Thompson Bay, about 100 feet from the shoreline and the Skate Park.
Dave Hawkins