The body of a kayaker who went missing on Lake Crescent was recovered Thursday with the help of a remote operated vehicle.

Officials with Olympic National Park said the body of Travis Valenti was recovered just before 6:30 p.m. June 21.

Valenti, a 37-year-old from Massapequa, New York, was kayaking with his fiancée on the lake on June 9 when his kayak began taking on water. 

Officials said he attempted to continue paddling but ultimately had to abandon his kayak and entered the water. 

His fiancée tried to rescue him, authorities said, but her kayak also overturned and she went into the water. She was able to swim to shore.

Valenti’s body was found with the help of Christian Aid Ministries, a nonprofit from Berlin, Ohio. Members of the organization began searching Lake Crescent around 8 a.m. June 21 using boat-mounted sonar technology. 

Once the group acquired a high probability find of the body, Olympic National Park was notified, and two Park Rangers were dispatched in a boat to meet the group on the lake. 

Officials said Christian Aid Ministries then used a remote operated vehicle (ROV) to locate the body in the water, which was found at a depth of 394 feet. 

The ROV was equipped with a grabber tool, which allowed them to bring the body to the surface. Valenti’s body was brought aboard a National Park Service boat and taken ashore. The coroner’s office was notified, as well as the family of the victim, officials noted. 

According to Olympic National Park, Lake Crescent has surface water temperatures near 50 degrees this time of year.