Boater's body found in Branched Oak Lake

A Saunders County man's body was recovered from Branched Oak Lake in Lincoln Sunday evening. 

July 25, 2022Updated: July 25, 2022
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. -- A Saunders County man's body was recovered from Branched Oak Lake in Lincoln Sunday evening. 

The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office said 60-year-old Kurt Roe of Weston was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday. 

Authorities said two men had found Roe's boat drifting across the lake on Saturday with no one in it. 

A Marine Unit searched the lake yesterday. Roe's body was discovered just before 9 p.m. 

A cause of death has not been determined. 

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