Teen Believed To Have Drowned In Lake

15-Year-Old Boy's Body Pulled From Lake

Posted: 07/29/2012
Last Updated: 325 days ago

A 15-year-old Fort Wayne boy whose body was recovered from a Whitley County lake is believed to have drowned.

Conservation officers said the victim was with friends Saturday night at Troy Cedar Lake, about 25 miles northwest of Fort Wayne, when he began to have trouble swimming, went under water and did not resurface.

They said an officer recovered the body 90 minutes later in about 10 feet of water and 55 feet from shore

The victim's name has not yet been released.

Officers said the Whitley County Coroner's Office will schedule an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Copyright Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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