(Martin County, IN) Around 6:30 on Saturday evening law enforcement responded to the White River, near the 1800 block of Williams Road, after receiving reports of two people going missing in the water.
Witnesses at the Martin County location, just west of the Lawrence County line, said the two children were swimming when they were carried downstream and went below the water’s surface. Responding agencies conducted search efforts including a search of the water’s surface by airboat, underwater sonar, dragging equipment, and public safety divers.
Locating the juveniles’ bodies was a combined effort of the Martin County Sheriff’s Department, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, Indian Creek Fire Department, Martin County Ambulance, Martin County Coroner’s Office, Vincennes Township Fire Department, and local residents who played a vital role in transporting responding agencies and their equipment in the remote location using all-terrain vehicles.
