Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
SYRACUSE - The body of a Carmel man was recovered early Sunday from Lake Wawasee.
At 10:59 p.m. Saturday, Kosciusko County Dispatch received a call reporting a missing person near the 11100 block of Northeast Wawasee Drive, according to a news release from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. 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. Sunday, the body of Riley Thoren, 21, was found and recovered by a conservation officer diver in 3 feet of water.
Thoren was pronounced dead 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.
