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Body found in Bear Lake

GARDEN CITY, Utah (KIFI) - Sheriff deputies are looking for answers after a man was found dead in Bear Lake. 

According to Rich County Sheriff’s Office officials, the man was found after a Bear Lake State Park employee reported a car left in day-use campsite overnight. 

The employee informed the sheriff's office he also saw a man in the water with scuba gear on Sunday. 

Deputies contacted the car owner's family and learned 31-year-old Kyle Dean Walker hadn't been seen by his family since Saturday. 

Park officials then went out with a boat equipped with sonar and found Walker dead in five feet of water. 

Officials are still investigating the cause of death.

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