Body found in creek near Conesus Lake in Livingston County

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LAKEVILLE, N.Y. Deputies are investigating after pulling a man’s body from a creek in Livingston County.The man was found dead around 7 a.m.

Wednesday near the intersection of Big Tree Road and Stone Hill Road in Lakeville. Investigators tell us it was found right next to the Quicklee’s gas station. A Conesus Lake inlet flows several feet under the roadway.Investigators say the body was found floating in about 6 inches of water.

They have not released the man’s name. We know they’ve been looking for a missing man, Daniel Wnuk, who was last seen on Sunday. We asked investigators if it was him.

“Since that time we have been attempting to locate him … confirm that this is the male,” said Michael Williams of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. The man’s identity will be withheld for at least 24 hours. His body has been taken to the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office.