LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Fayette County Coroner's Office has identified the man who drowned at Jacobson Park in Lexington on Sunday.
The coroner says 28-year-old Nicholas Davis was the man who died and says the death has been ruled as an accident.
The Lexington Fire Department says they were called to the Athens-Boonesboro Road area shortly around 5:15 p.m. Sunday to search for a kayaker who witnesses say went under the water. The body was recovered after 10:00 p.m., firefighters tell LEX 18.
The drowning remains under investigation by the Lexington Police Department, according to the coroner.
Lexington Fire Dept had technical rescue and dive teams on the scene, and the Lexington Police Department assisted firefighters with the search.
