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UPDATED: Conservation Officer Recover Teen's Body From White River Slough

Last updated on Saturday, August 8, 2015

(WILLIAMS) - The body of 15-year-old Graden McFarlan was pulled from the White River Slough area on Saturday.

His parents were notified Saturday night.

Indiana Conservation Officers are continuing the death investigation.

McFarlan's body was located in the water near State Road 450 in Williams.

Shortly before 11 a.m. after a fisherman discovered the body in the water, Indiana Conservation Officers and the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department responded and the body was recovered soon afterward.

The Lawrence County Coroner's Office took possession of McFarlan's body and an autopsy was performed. Those results are pending

Anyone with information related to this investigation is encouraged to contact Indiana Conservation Officers' Central Dispatch at (812) 837-9536 or Lawrence County Dispatch at (812) 275-3316.

Assisting agencies at the scene included the Williams Volunteer Fire Department and IU Health Ambulance.

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