Local emergency responders confirm body of missing person was recovered from Forestport area body of water

ONEIDA COUNTY- Details have surfaced concerning a missing person investigation in the Forestport, NY area.

There were rumors going around since Friday regarding a heavy police presence along the banks of Little Woodhull Creek and that a body had been recovered from there.

As of this report, the State Police has released an update that can confirm these speculations.

It was during the evening hours last Thursday when family members reported Michael R. Ingersoll, 55, missing. Officials say he was last seen leaving his home on an ATV, but did not return.

It wasn’t long before Ingersoll’s ATV was found, overturned, down a steep embankment, near Little Woodhull Creek.

An initial search along the banks produced no results, however; dive teams found Ingersoll’s body on Saturday about a half-mile from where his ATV rested along the banks.

An autopsy will determine the official cause of death, but investigators say evidence so far suggests an accidental drowning and no sign of any foul play.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Image via the New York State Police.