KNOXVILLE, Iowa — The body of a Des Moines man who was reported missing Saturday while he was duck hunting, has been recovered.

According to authorities, around 7:06 p.m. on Saturday the Polk County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to assist in locating a missing person. The 37-year-old Des Moines man was reported missing to the Des Moines Police Department earlier that day by a friend.

The reporting party says the man was duck hunting when his boat began to take on water, but that they didn’t know what body of water he was hunting on, according to authorities.

Marion County Deputies used a license plate reader in Marion County and were able to locate his vehicle at a boat ramp in Marion County. Authorities began the search for the man and additional resources were requested.

Iowa DNR, the Sheriff’s Office, and Knoxville Fire and Rescue launched boats to look for the male. The water search was suspended shortly after midnight and resumed at daylight on Sunday.

According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the body of the 37-year-old man was located at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 8th. The body was found in Lake Red Rock by Marion County Sheriff Sandholdt and a Deputy.

The man’s name is being withheld pending notification of the family.