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Body of missing diver recovered from Kalamazoo River

Brian Trahey was highly experienced and had performed over 1,000 dives, according to Great Lakes Engineering Group.

ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — The body of a missing diver, identified as Brian Trahey, was recovered from the Kalamazoo River Wednesday afternoon.

A dive team from the Allegan County Sheriff's Office had searched for Trahey for several hours. Hamilton Fire Chief David Haverdink says 80 people were involved in the rescue and over 10 agencies contributed to the search.

The current of the dam was stopped in order to locate him.

Trahey was working for Great Lakes Engineering Group and completing an underwater inspection on the Calkins Bridge Dam when he went missing around noon, according to Consumers Energy. Great Lakes Engineering Group says Trahey was highly experienced and had performed over 1,000 dives. 

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