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Updated: Divers find body of missing swimmer in Lake Mendota

The body of a missing swimmer was recovered Wednesday in Lake Mendota several hours after going missing, the Dane County Sheriff?s Office said. The Dane County Sheriff?s Office and Madison Fire Department were called to assist UW-Madison police when a swimmer was reported to be underwater near the Porter Boat House off Babcock Drive just after 3:15 p.m.