Drowning In Whitley County Lake
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (AP) — Indiana conservation officers are investigating the possible drowning of a Fort Wayne man on a northeastern Indiana lake. Officers say 29-year-old James Beck was swimming...
View ArticleMarion Man Drowns At Salamonie Beach
An 18-year-old Marion man drowned at Salamonie Reservoir Beach in Huntington County today. Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the drowning death of Jordan Laute, 18. Authorities say at...
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UPDATE: Drowning Victim Located, Identified
Indiana conservation officers prepared to dive in Little Chapman Lake Tuesday afternoon to recover the body of a drowning victim. (Photo by Stacey Page) StaceyPageOnline.com has learned that the man...
View ArticlePlymouth Man Victim Of Possible Drowning
A 22-year-old Plymouth man was pronounced dead Sunday night when his body was pulled from a Culver lake. Indiana Conservation Officers say they are investigating the possible drowning of Valentin...
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UPDATE: Drowning Report Appears Unfounded
Emergency officials have called off the search for a little girl who allegedly jumped into deeper waters of Pike Lake and failed to emerge. Jerry Hoerdt with the Department of Natural Rescources told...
View ArticleUPDATE: Drowning Victim Identified
FINAL UPDATE: Authorities say an autopsy will be conducted on the body of Natalie Zellers, 38, Fort Wayne. Zellers was swimming in Little North Lake in Silver Lake Saturday when, at about 6 p.m., she...
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UPDATE:Two Teens Drown In Warsaw
The scene of a double drowning in Warsaw. (Photo Provided) UPDATE: Currently the Kosciusko County Coroner, Mike Wilson, has stated the Saturday drowning of Korbin Foster and Kaleb Lampkin, both 17, are...
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Frantz Connected To Teens Drowning Deaths
Court documents, filed July 6, state Jared Thomas Frantz, Syracuse, sold a juvenile male LSD, who in turn allegedly furnished the drug to Korbin Foster and Kaleb Lampkin, both 17, who died June 1, in...
View ArticleBREAKING: Dive Team Called To Possible Drowning On Little Chapman Lake
WARSAW — Emergency personnel are currently responding to a possible drowning at Little Chapman Lake in the area of Loziers Mobile Home Park, near C23 Lane.
View ArticleDrowning Confirmed On Little Chapman Lake
WARSAW — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a death that occurred on Little Chapman Lake. Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, Indiana Conservation Officers responded to a person...
View ArticleLittle Chapman Lake Drowning Victim Identified
WARSAW — The identity of the individual found unresponsive in the water on Little Chapman Lake on July 29 has been identified as Michael Cox from Japan. Cox is formally from the Marion area. According...
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Deaths May Have Been A Heroic Tragedy
A remotely operated submersible vehicle was used to locate the remaining fisherman. (Photo by Indiana Conservation Officers) LEESBURG — Indiana Conservation Officers are continuing their investigation...
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Search Continues For Possible Drowning Victim
Teams plan on searching the area from 6:30 a.m. to sunset until a body is found. (Photos by Matt Hoy) LEESBURG — The search is still on for a person believed to have drowned in Tippecanoe Lake....
View ArticleUpdate on Lake Tippecanoe Drowning
LEESBURG — Indiana Conservation Officers and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department are continuing to search for John J. Forbes Sr., 70, of Chicago. Conservation Officers are continuing to utilize side...
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St. Joe River Drowning Victim Recovered
Conservation officers have recovered a drowning victim from the St. Joseph River. (Photo provided) ELKHART COUNTY — Indiana Conservation Officers have recovered the victim from the Saint Joseph River...
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St. Joe River Drowning Victim Identified
Conservation officers search the St. Joseph River in Elkhart County. (Photo provided) ELKHART COUNTY — The victim recovered by Indiana Conservation Officers this morning, Wednesday, July 20, from the...
View ArticleUPDATE — More Information Released From Drowning On Lake Wawasee
SYRACUSE — Kosciusko County officials are currently investigating a drowning on Lake Wawasee near Syracuse. A 13-year-old autistic boy was found deceased after being reported missing by his family....
View Article5-Year-Old Pulled From Pike Lake Near Pier
News Release WARSAW – The body of a 5-year-old child was recovered Tuesday night, July 14, after going missing while swimming. At about 7:14 p.m., emergency personnel responded to Pike Lake Beach in...
View ArticleYouth Drowns In Pond In Elkhart County
New Release GOSHEN – The body of a 16-year-old boy was recovered from a pond north of US 6 Sunday, May 15. At about 2:51 p.m., Sunday, emergency personnel responded to the area near the 71700 block of...
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Apparent Drowning Victim Pulled From Winona Lake
A view of the rescue operation on Winona Lake shortly before noon, Tuesday, Sept. 13, after the body had been found. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding. By Dan Spalding InkFreeNews WINONA LAKE —...
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Winona Lake Drowning Victim Identified
One of the rescue boats is seen during Tuesday’s search on Winona Lake. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding. News Release WINONA LAKE — The victim of a drowning in Winona Lake on Tuesday, Sept. 13, has...
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Timeline From The Past: Reneker’s Fire
From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society. Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. Information for this retrospective series is...
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Child Flown To Hospital After Drowning Near Leesburg
A child was flown to a hospital after drowning at a residence south of Leesburg. InkFreeNews photo by Liz Shepherd. By Liz Shepherd InkFreeNews LEESBURG — A child was flown to a hospital after drowning...
View Article11-Year-Old Girl Who Drowned In Leesburg Pool Improving, Still In ICU
By Liz Shepherd InkFreeNews LEESBURG — An 11-year-old girl who drowned in a pool at a Leesburg home is improving but still in ICU. Just before 8:45 p.m. Friday, July 14, emergency personnel responded...
View ArticleFisherman Drowns In Little Turkey Lake In Steuben County
Press Release ELMIRA — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a drowning that happened in Little Turkey Lake in southwestern Steuben County. At 4:14 p.m. Thursday, April 18, Steuben County...
View ArticleOne minor drowns, another in critical condition
News Release At 12:27 p.m. today, Sept 1, the Warsaw Police Department, Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory and Lutheran EMS were dispatched to Gillam Drive North, on the northwest side of Center Lake, for a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Coroner Releases Information On The Young, Possible Drowning Victim
News Release KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Hudson Baldridge, 2, has been the identified as the victim of a possible drowning Sunday, Sept. 1, according to the Kosciusko County Coroner Tyler Huffer. Huffer reports...
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GoFundMe Established For Family Of Warsaw Drowning Victims
Pictured is the Baldridge family. Image from a GoFundMe account established on behalf of the Baldridge family. By Liz Adkins InkFreeNews WARSAW — A GoFundMe has been established for the family of two...
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Male Deceased After ATV Accident in Warsaw
First responders at the ATV accident hauled a water rescue vehicle from the scene. InkFreeNews photo by Madison Hart. Staff Report WARSAW — One person is deceased after an ATV accident. At 3:08 p.m....
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