LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed) – Authorities have identified the victim recovered from Dalewood Lake as 19-year-old Dominick Stevens of Lauderdale County, officials said Tuesday.
Lauderdale County Coroner Stella McMahan confirmed Stevens’ identity and said his body is being sent to Biloxi for an autopsy. The investigation remains ongoing.
Stevens was recovered around 10 p.m. Monday, May 19, following a two-day search that started around 9 p.m. Saturday.
Multiple agencies participated in the search and recovery effort, including Choctaw County (Ala.) Fire and Rescue, Choctaw (Miss.) Fire and Rescue, Philadelphia Fire and Rescue, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department, Meridian Fire Department, and the American Red Cross.
Lauderdale County Emergency Management Agency Director Odie Barrett thanked all agencies involved, as well as Magnolia Marine, Dalewood Property Owners Association, and local businesses McDonald’s and Newk’s Eatery for helping provide meals to responders.
Dalewood Lake was closed to the public during the search and is now open for members.
