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Last updated on Monday, May 18, 2015
(GREENCASTLE) - 50-year-old James P.E. Camp Jr. of Terre Haute was pronounced dead Sunday at Putnam County Hospital after he fell from a fishing boat and did not resurface in Glenn Flint Lake.
Camp was fishing with another man in a fishing tournament.
According to his fishing partner, he was fishing when he heard the splash as Camp entered the water. He made an attempt to retrieve Camp with a fishing net, and called 911 after Camp did not return to the surface.
Indiana Conservation Officers responded to the scene.
Four ICO divers conducted the search with additional officers on the surface with jon boats. One boat was equipped with a sonar unit. Camp was retrieved by ICO divers and taken by ambulance to the Putnam County Hospital.
Indiana Conservation Officers are conducting an investigation, but no foul play is suspected at this time.
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
Camp was not wearing a life jacket at the time he was found. Indiana Conservation Officers encourage all boaters to wear life jackets while on the water.
Responding agencies include: Putnam County Sheriff's Department, Clinton Township Fire Department, Floyd Township Fire Department, and Putnam County Ambulance Service.
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