Overview
- Firefighters were dispatched to Edgewater Park around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday after reports that someone fell into Lake Erie east of the fishing pier.
- Witnesses described 4- to 6-foot waves that pulled the fisherman under before first responders arrived.
- Cleveland Fire determined the person had died prior to arrival and shifted to a recovery operation.
- Heavy surf and dangerous shoreline conditions prevented a safe retrieval Tuesday night, so crews postponed efforts.
- A body washed onto rocks about 50 yards east of the pier Wednesday morning, and the county medical examiner has not released the person’s identity.