WEST KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) - A man's body has been recovered after Knox County deputies say he jumped off a cliff into Melton Hill Lake and did not resurface.

Joshua Fritts, 22 of Loudon has been identified as the victim early Friday morning. 

Dispatchers report the call came in just before 3:15 p.m. Thursday afternoon. The man's body was found around 4:35 p.m.

Fritts was transported to the Regional Forensics Center for further examination and toxicology. 

The Knox County Volunteer Rescue Squad was on scene to recover the man's body. KCSO's Major Crimes Unit is conducting an investigation.