Missing boater's body found on Little Turkey Lake

LA GRANGE COUNTY, Ind. -- Searchers located a body on Little Turkey Lake Thursday morning during their search for a man whose empty boat was located Wednesday morning.

At 9:18 a.m. Wednesday, a lake resident called 911 after discovering an unoccupied boat adrift on the lake, personal belongings on the shore and an unoccupied vehicle with trailer.

Conservation officers and multiple agencies began searching for Duane Bowman III Wednesday afternoon. The search resumed Thursday.

A body was located Thursday morning by a drone belonging to the Steuben County Sheriff's Office.

The body has been identified as Bowman's.

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