Recovery teams pulled a Vermont man's body from the Connecticut River in Littleton Sunday afternoon.Click to watch News 9's coverageThe man was identified as Scott B. Way, 24, of St. Johnsbury, Vermont.Officials said Way was swimming with friends early Saturday morning near the boat ramp near the Pine Island Picnic Area -- a popular swimming area just off Route 135.Owen Clark, of Lisbon, said he brings his kids to Pine Island a few times each summer."Very surprising. I wouldn't expect that -- especially if he was with people," said Clark." enjoy coming here. It's quick, it's easy, usually a pretty good crowd. Nobody gets too hostile or gives anybody a hard time, so it's just a good family place to come," said Clark.New Hampshire Fish and Game officials said Way was reported missing by his family Saturday afternoon.Investigators interviewed witnesses and searched the shoreline.On Sunday, they started using K-9 units, sonar and the dive team to help with the search.New England K-9 Search and Rescue and Littleton police assisted Fish and Game with the search.The body was recovered at 1 p.m. Sunday by divers."We had very poor visibility. The depth reached 54 feet," said Lt. James Kneeland, of Fish and Game. "We found the individual in about 41 feet of water, and we had about a foot of visibility at the time. So that's the thing that hindered us the most."Officials said they are still trying to figure out how the man drowned."The police department will be looking into it further, but as far as we know, he was swimming there with some friends at the boat launch area," said Kneeland.The area is not patrolled by lifeguards, but Clark said it is not a dangerous place."Does not seem to be . I've been bringing my kids here for years, and I swam here when I was a kid. You see a lot of age groups from young kids to old people -- it doesn't matter," said Clark.The drowning remains under investigation by Marine Patrol and Littleton police.