COLUMBUS – Indiana Conservation Officers have recovered the body of the 11-year-old juvenile who went missing in the East Fork of the White River in Columbus on Monday evening.Â
The body was recovered at about 10:42 a.m. Thursday morning, DNR divers found the child in 10 feet of water, approximately 80 yards from where she was last seen.
At approximately 6:39 p.m., on Tuesday, March 31, first responders were called to Mill Race Park for a report of a juvenile who went underwater and did not resurface. It was determined that the victim, an 11-year-old female, and some friends were on a sandbar in the river when she waded too far out and was caught in the river current.
Responders from the Columbus Fire Department, Bartholomew County Sheriff Department, and Indiana Conservation Officers searched the water with boats, sonar, and above, and underwater drones until after dark. The search resumed this morning.
Agencies assisting with the search include Columbus Police Department, Columbus Township Fire Dept., Harrison Township Fire Dept., and Wayne Township Fire Dept.
