Divers searched the Upper Otay Lake Wednesday after a fisherman reported seeing an odd shape on his sonar.
A body was reported by a fisherman Tuesday around 2:45 p.m., according to the San Diego-Fire Rescue Department.
When nothing was uncovered that afternoon, divers returned to the water the following morning to search the bottom of the lake.
According to San Diego police, a fisherman reported he saw a suspicious object on his sonar. He took pictures of the sonar and shared them with police.
Paul Zoch said he did the calculations and believed the item to be approximately 4 to 5 feet long. He decided to post the image to social media and get the reaction from people he knew.
"A whole bunch of guys just said right away, 'Yeah that looks like a body. You need to report it right away,'" Zoch said. "I wasn't totally convinced."
After spending several hours at the site, divers have concluded the item on the sonar was likely just a pile of logs.
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"I'm glad that there's nobody that's reported to the families," Zoch said. "But on the other hand, I feel bad for bringing everybody out here."
One detective said Zoch made the right decision to report the object and let the divers check it out to be sure.
