Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an incident after the body of a Carmel man was recovered early Sunday from Lake Wawasee.
On July 12, at 10:59 p.m., Kosciusko County Dispatch received a call reporting a missing person near the 11100 block of Northeast Wawasee Drive. The family of the missing man said they had not seen him in approximately three hours since they had returned to their residence.
Conservation officers arrived on scene and began searching the shoreline and surrounding areas. At 2:22 a.m., the body of Riley Thoren, 21, was located and recovered by a conservation officer diver in 3 feet of water.
Thoren was pronounced deceased on scene. An exact cause of death is pending autopsy results.
Other assisting agencies included the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office and the Syracuse Police Department.
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