Body pulled from Lake Wawasee Sunday, investigation ongoing

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KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. -- Conservation Officers with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources  are investigating after the body of a Carmel man was recovered early Sunday from Lake Wawasee.

Authorities say a call came in around 10:59 p.m. on Saturday July 12, 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," Indiana DNR said.

"Conservation officers arrived on scene and began searching the shoreline and surrounding areas."

At 2:22 a.m., the body of 21-year-old Riley Thoren was found and recovered by a conservation officer diver in three feet of water.

Thoren was pronounced deceased on scene, but an exact cause of death is pending autopsy results.

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