A body found in a lake is that of a missing Pontiac man

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – Authorities say a body found in a Pontiac lake by a father and son has been identified as that of a 31-year-old man who went missing in December. Police said Friday the body is that of Ryan Patrick Pitts of Pontiac and that his body was positively identified through fingerprints.

An autopsy was performed Friday and Pitts’ cause and manner of death were pending. Pitts’ body was found Thursday in Pontiac’s Harris Lake by a father and son as they were fishing on the lake. Relatives reported Pitts missing in January although he had not been seen since December.