After two days, rescue teams have found the body of 36-year-old Mike Randle at the Beaver Dam Swim Club quarry.
WATCH: Missing 36-year-old swimmer's body found at Beaver Dam Swim Club quarry
The Baltimore County Police Department reports his body was found 65 ft beneath the surface.
His family, who had been on site, waiting and watching, even creating a memorial that overlooks the quarry, learned he had been found around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
According to authorities, Randle had been seen struggling in the water before he slipped beneath the surface Sunday night.
Initial rescue efforts were unsuccessful. Dive teams spent hours on Monday and Tuesday searching for the 36-year-old.
#update crews continue to search the waters of the Beaver Dam Swimming Club for a 36 year old male that went missing yesterday. Crews are using handheld sonar, divers, and an underwater robot from Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services. pic.twitter.com/CCQiomE1Lq
— Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) August 18, 2025
The search raised a number of challenges for the dive teams. The quarry itself is on average 40 feet deep and can reach up to 90 feet in some areas.
WMAR reported on Monday the Beaver Dam Swim Club advises only strong swimmers enter the quarry.
Randle was known as a hard worker who held down two jobs, one for trash pick-up and another at the Dollar General in Chase.
"He was a great guy," co-worker Austin Knight said. “Mike was the person I was excited to go to work for, you know what I mean, and have somebody to talk to, especially if I had a bad day at home."
“At the end of every transaction, he'd hand the customer their change or their receipt [and say] 'Have a blessed day,'" co-worker Jennifer Pachilis said. "That's what he's known for.”
When they got the call Sunday night, they were heartbroken and confused because Randle had talked about going swimming all the time.
The Department of Health inspected the club on July 11 and found no violations.
An employee at the club told WMAR-2 News's Blair Sabol "no comment" on Tuesday when asked if there are swim tests are required before swimmers entering the deep quarry.
