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Last updated on Friday, June 15, 2018
(COLUMBUS) - The Department of Natural Resources says search operations will resume this morning along the Flat Rock River at 8 a.m.
Authorities suspended their search last night for a 6-year-old boy who was swept away by water Mill Race Park Thursday afternoon due to dark conditions.
Family has identified the boy as Brendan Sperry. His father is currently on deployment with The National Guard in Australia and has been notified.
Earlier - Authorities in Columbus are searching for a 6-year-old boy that was swept swept away while swimming at Mill Race Park Thursday afternoon, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the Columbus Police Department, says the boy was playing with his family in the river when he got too far away and was swept up by the current. The search continues on the East Fork White River near downtown.
Conservation officers say family saw him being swept away, tried to save him and realized it was too dangerous. The boy was not wearing a life jacket.
A search using a helicopter and sonar is currently underway.
Mill Race Park has been closed. Authorities and park staff ask that you avoid the area so they can continue the search.
This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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