Body Of Missing Cameron Park Man Found In Lake Tahoe

LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) - A man who was reported missing in Cameron Park last week has been found more than 1,000 feet below the surface of Lake Tahoe.

The body was positively identified as 33-year-old Chaitanya Datla of Cameron Park. Next-of-kin were notified.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit discovered the body Monday while searching for someone who drowned the previous week. The body was found at a depth of 1,062 feet, according to an El Dorado County Sheriff's Office statement.

The discovery and recovery of Datla's body was a multi-agency effort, unprecedented at the lake due to the extreme depth and the methods used to bring him to the surface.

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