Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the date a body was found in Dillon Reservoir.

The Summit County Coroner’s Office has positively identified the body found in Dillon Reservoir near the Frisco disc golf course on Wednesday, April 30, as 51-year-old Leroy Schmidt.

The Moorhead Police Department of Moorhead, Minnesota, has confirmed that a missing person’s case is now closed following the identification of the body found in Dillon Reservoir. The Moorhead police department issued a missing persons alert on Jan. 7, 2025, noting he was last seen or heard from on Nov. 2, 2024. Moorhead police believed he was in the areas of Las Vegas, Nevada, or Omaha, Nebraska.

Coroner Amber Flenniken said the determination of his cause and manner of death is pending an autopsy, which typically takes around six to eight weeks to receive results. Flenniken arrived on scene around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and confirmed Schmidt was found fully clothed.

Summit County Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons said people using the disc golf course, which is near the Frisco Peninsula Recreation Area and Frisco Nordic Center, notified authorities about the body on Wednesday. Summit County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Mike Schilling said Schmidt was found in the water near the shoreline.

The reservoir began melting in shallow areas a few weeks ago, according to Denver Water reports. Dillon Reservoir historically freezes around Dec. 25 and thaws out fully by the first few weeks of May.