A retired University of Maryland professor who was reported missing nearly a month ago was found dead in a Prince George's County lake by students participating in a community service effort.
Police identified the victim as 80-year-old Stan Fromovitz Monday.
Fromovitz was last seen March 8 in the 6100 block of Westchester Park Drive, police said.
The Maryland-National Capitol Park Police said the students found Fromovitz's body in Lake Artemesia about 9:30 a.m. Saturday near Indian Creek.
"I didn't believe that it was a body at first," said UMd. student Abigail Peters.
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"We didn't know if it was real, because it was April Fools' Day," Sophia Giavotto, another UMd. student, told News4.
"Once we brought the park ranger down and police officers, they confirmed it," Peters said.
UPDATE #UMD students doing clean-up find body in Indian Creek, near Lake Artemisia. PGPD investigating. pic.twitter.com/Pi8s7R9z3b — Derrick Ward (@DerrickWard4) April 1, 2017
Police said no foul play is suspected, but there's no word on whether Fromovitz's death was accidental or a suicide.
