Abody discovered early Sunday morning by a man fishing in a lake in Indiana is believed to be the body of missing Kalamazoo doctor Teleka Patrick, MLive.comreports.

While police have yet to officially identify the body, Jim Carlin, a private investigator hired by the family to aid in the search for missing doctor believes that the body found is Patrick.

“That’s my position,” Carlin told the news site in relation to the identity of the body. “Obviously the family wants to have it confirmed with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office.”

Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release confirming that a body had been found in the lake that was searched as recently as April 1 without finding any clues. The release also stated that the identity of the body had not been confirmed at that the Kalamazoo County Sherriff’s Office would have no further comment at this time, MLive reports.

Police had searched Lake Charles in January almost a month after the doctor first went missing but the lake was frozen over and that search did not reveal anything related to Patrick’s case.

Around 7:10 a.m. Sunday, a man fishing in the lake called the police saying he saw something floating in the water at Lake Charles.

Patrick was last seen the evening of Dec. 5, 2013 in the parking lot of Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Her car was found later that night and The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department believes that she was headed to Chicago to visit a relative.

According to the Detroit Free Press, Patrick’s ex-husband believes she suffers from mental illness, most notably delusions and paranoia. In September, it was revealed that well-known gospel singer Marvin Sapp had filed a personal protection order against Patrick.

A statement on the Find Teleka Facebook page, updated by her family reads: “Our family was informed that a body was found that may be our daughter Teleka Patrick. We are waiting for official confirmation… and have no comment at this time.”

h/t – theroot