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Aaron Bunch

Taiwanese man's body found in WA lake

WA Police led the search for the 33-year-old man from Taiwan, who disappeared at Black Diamond Lake. (Josh Jerga/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The body of a Taiwanese man who went missing on Christmas Day has been recovered from a lake at an abandoned mine site in Western Australia.

The 33-year-old disappeared at Black Diamond Lake near Collie, about 200km south of Perth, on Sunday afternoon.

Friends raised the alarm about 2.30pm but a police-led air, land and water search failed to find the man.

Specialist divers were deployed to the search area on Monday, with a police spokesman announcing the man's body had been found about 5pm.

Black Diamond Lake is a deep artificial lake created from a disused open cut mine that ceased operations in the 1950s.

It has extremely cold water and, with a vibrant turquoise colour, is rated as one of WA's top 10 Instagram spots.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

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