87-year-old man found dead at Lake Albano after going missing

An 87-year-old man from Ciampino was found dead at Lake Albano near Castel Gandolfo on Friday evening.

He had left home that morning, and his family reported him missing after they could not reach him.

The man had health problems and had gone to the lake to die by suicide, according to local reports.

Firefighters, Carabinieri, civil protection teams and specialist search units looked along the shore and in the water.

Divers searched the lakebed, while search teams also used dogs, drones and a helicopter.

The body was found near an area known as Culla del Lago, and the search operation ended.

The accounts differ on the exact time of the discovery and which team first located him.