FORSYTH COUNTY, GA — The body recovered from Lake Lanier on Friday afternoon has been identified as Dustin Valencia, a kayaker who had been reported missing, officials confirmed on Monday.

Someone found the equipment thought to belong to Dustin Valencia, 43, though the search for the missing man is ongoing, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 16 update.

The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office said they recovered a body from Lake Lanier on May 16, days after Dustin Valencia went missing at the lake.

Officials discovered a body in Lake Lanier in Georgia while searching for Dustin Valencia, a kayaker who was reported missing on Wednesday, May 14.

Someone found the equipment thought to belong to Dustin Valencia, 43, though the search for the missing man is ongoing, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 16 update.

Someone found the equipment thought to belong to Dustin Valencia, 43, though the search for the missing man is ongoing, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 16 update.

UPDATE: A body found in the search for a man who went missing on Lake Lanier has been identified as Dustin Valencia, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said in an update May 19. Valencia, 43 ...

Someone found the equipment thought to belong to Dustin Valencia, 43, though the search for the missing man is ongoing, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 16 update.

Someone found the equipment thought to belong to Dustin Valencia, 43, though the search for the missing man is ongoing, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 16 update.

Someone found the equipment thought to belong to Dustin Valencia, 43, though the search for the missing man is ongoing, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 16 update.