The body of the kayaker who went missing on Sessions Lake was located and recovered Monday July 22nd.  The subject was found at a depth of 40 feet. The victim has been identified as 32 year old Mauro Escobar-Loarco out of the Grand Rapids area.

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The Ionia County Sheriff's Office with the assistance of the Michigan State Police Dive Team and the Department of Natural Resources  have suspended temporarily   their active recovery operations  on Sessions Lake.  Efforts to date have been unsuccessful and conditions have been difficult in recovering the victim. Operations will resume when they can expand the search and obtain more resources when they are available.

The Sessions Park Lake will reopen and remain open during the weekend.

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The Ionia County Sherriff's Office with the assistance of the Michigan State Police Dive Team and the Department of Natural Resources are currently engaged in recovery operations for the subject that went into the lake on July 14th.  Sessions Lake is very deep and has numerous features that have hampered the recovery to date.

To assist in efforts, the DNR and DNR Sessions Lake Park staff have closed the lake to fishing and recreation until they have exhausted search efforts.  The Lake will remain closed to activity on the 18th of July.