The Jackson County Sheriffs Department is investigating the death of a Colorado Springs, Colo., man who drowned at Cedar Lake Thursday night.

Police have not determined what caused the man to drown.

The body of Donald Christopher Goudy, 29, was discovered at 10:35 a.m. Friday following a 30-minute dive search by the Rend Lake Search and Rescue team. Police said a friend of Goudy’s reported a probable drowning at 10:14 Thursday night, but search and rescue efforts by the Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources turned up nothing that night.

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Witnesses told police that Goudy was attempting to swim from the Little Cedar Lake spillway across the cove to Cedar Lake.

Police said the water where Goudy’s body was found was 9 feet deep. Information regarding the water’s temperature and conditions was not available.

Police could not recall any other drownings at the site.

Goudy was a member of a Rainbow Group, police said. Rainbow groups consist of people who travel throughout the country to participate in workshops on subjects such as astronomy and spiritual healing.

Police do not suspect foul play.