The body of a man who drowned has been recovered in Lake Guntersville after a search began on Friday.

Jeffrey S. Abston, 65, tried to help rescue a dog and lost his life, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

“(Abston) exited a pontoon boat to assist in the retrieval of a dog but never resurfaced,” the agency said in a press release.

Troopers with the agency’s Marine Patrol Division responded to help local authorities search for Abston.

At about 9:20 a.m. on Sunday, Albston’s body was recovered near where he went missing, in South Sauty in Jackson County.

The agency is continuing to investigate.