Body found in Lake Ontario identified as son of ESPN writer
The body found Friday in Lake Ontario is that of Rochester Institute of Technology student Max Maisel, 21, who had been missing since Feb. 22 and was last seen around the Charlotte Pier.
The cause of Maisel’s death is still unclear, Rochester police said Monday.
A fisherman spotted the body about 7:30 p.m. floating in the water about 200 yards from the Coast Guard station off Saint Paul Boulevard in Irondequoit.
Maisel’s family released a statement along with the identification, thanking recovery teams and the medical examiner. Max is the son of Ivan Maisel, a writer for ESPN.
The cause of Max Maisel’s death is still unclear, Rochester police said Monday.
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