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Rescue crews found the body of a boater who disappeared on Grayson Lake late Wednesday afternoon.

Monte Bentley, a Lewis County church pastor, disappered Tuesday while fishing on the lake in Elliott County.

Officials found Bentley's boat early Tuesday afternoon with all of his possessions still inside, and began to suspect the pastor had not survived.

They found his body about 500 feet from the boat in about eight feet of water. Rescue crews say Bentley was still holding onto his fishing pole.

Authorities have sent Bentley's body for an autopsy.

He is a diabetic, and authorities believe that may have had something to do with his death, although they say they won't be sure until autopsy results are complete.