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On the fourth day of searching, divers Tuesday afternoon recovered the body of Joel Jijo, 22, of Houston, who disappeared while swimming on Canyon Lake on Saturday morning.
Samuel Padgett, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden, said Jijo, who wasnât wearing a lifejacket when last seen between Boat Ramps No. 5 and No. 6 on Saturday, was recovered by Houston Police Department divers in about 34 feet of water around 5 p.m.
âFrom the beginning of the search there wasnât a moment where there wasnât at least one boat looking in the search area,â Padgett said of the four-day recovery effort by boats and divers from the TPWD, Canyon Lake Fire and EMS and the New Braunfels Fire Department.Â
Recovery crews scoured Canyon Lake again on Monday, but came up empty in the search for the 22-year-old Houston man who disappeared while swimming Saturday morning.