WAUKEE, Iowa — The body of a 31-year-old man was pulled from a Waukee pond Thursday evening after hours of searching. According to KCCI, a water rescue was reported to have taken place in the 2500 block of Grand Prairie Parkway near the Holmes Murphy office building and UnityPoint Waukee Medical Park around 3:30 p.m.

According to the Waukee Fire Department, two boys were fishing on the pond and lost their pole. When a man who had been working in the area went into the water to retrieve the pole, he started to struggle and the boys called 911. When Waukee FD personnel arrived, they entered the water and began searching for the victim. Around 5 p.m., Waukee FD said belongings on the shore suggested the man was still in the water.

Shortly after 6 p.m., the Metro STAR team recovered the body of a 31-year-old male. No other information is available at this time.