Crews find body on Lake Conroe during search for missing fisherman

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Authorities recovered a body on Lake Conroe during the search for a missing fisherman Tuesday afternoon.

After hours of searching the lake, crews discovered the body just before 4 p.m.

According to the Montgomery County Precinct 1 Office, a boat was found floating in the middle of the lake around 11 a.m.

Deputies say the 55-year-old man was seen fishing at the lake around 8 p.m. Monday.

A witness found a boat floating in the lake Tuesday morning and alerted authorities.

Authorities tracked the boat number back to the man and alerted his family.