Body found in lake at Ascarate Park is ID’d; sheriff’s major crime unit probes death

UPDATE, July 1: Authorities on Thursday identified the man whose body was pulled from Ascarate Lake a day prior as 25-year-old Jevan Alexei Angel.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office Major Crime Unit said it was continuing to investigate the death.

UPDATE, June 30: El Paso Fire Department divers recovered a body from Ascarate Lake on Wednesday evening, authorities confirmed.

It came after a second day of divers searching the lake following a report of a person jumping into the water and failing to resurface.

The body was turned over to the El Paso County Medical Examiner to determine the victim's identity and cause of death.

El Paso County Sheriff's deputies were taking the lead on the death investigation.

No further details were immediately available.

ORIGINAL REPORT, June 29: EL PASO, Texas -- Visitors to El Paso County's Ascarate Park found themselves turned away by sheriff's deputies on Tuesday morning without explanation.

Numerous viewers called ABC-7 to inquire about why the popular county park had been closed.

A Sheriff's Office spokesperson late Tuesday afternoon disclosed that the park was shut down as deputies scoured it as part of a missing person investigation.

The search didn't turn up anything, the spokesperson said. She declined to elaborate further.

A source with knowledge of the search effort said a dive team was brought in to examine Ascarate Lake after a person reportedly jumped into the water and failed to resurface.