Posted: 11/24/2012
BAZETTA TWP, Ohio - The Bazetta Township Police Department confirmed the body of a missing water duck hunter was found deceased Saturday night.
The Bazetta Township Fire Chief said the body of 35-year-old Daniel Khalil Jr. was found around 5 p.m. by a hunter who was walking the shoreline of Mosquito Lake in the Bazetta Township region.
According to Trumbull County Sheriff dispatchers, three men fell out of their boat in Mosquito Lake around 6:30 a.m. Saturday.
Two males were plucked from the water and Khalil remained missing until his body was found Saturday evening.
Khalil was originally from Pittsburgh, but recently moved to the Trumbull County Area.
The two other hunters are being treated at St. Joseph's Hospital in Warren, Ohio. Their names have not yet been released.
The accident remains under investigation.
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