An Arkansas judge was found dead at the bottom of a lake after he went missing during a trip with family and friends over the weekend.
Arkansas County Northern District Judge Jeremiah Bueker, 48, was in Jefferson County for"recreational travel" with his loved ones, but at some point during the trip he"ventured off alone" and was not seen alive again, according to a Jefferson County Sheriff's Office news release. His death is being investigated as an accidental drowning, the office said.Bueker was last seen near Mud Lake, where his body was later found, the sheriff's office reported.
"At approximately 9:16 a.m., the side-scan sonar revealed a body on the bottom of the lake," and deputies pulled the body from the water, the sheriff's office said.The family helped authorities identify the recovered body as Bueker's and an autopsy will be performed by the State Medical Examiner, the sheriff's office said.
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