Juvenile dies after being recovered from Raccoon Lake

Sunday, July 26, 2020

HOLLANDSBURG -- The body of a three-year-old child was recovered Sunday evening after the boy had gone missing near the beach at Raccoon Lake in Parke County.

At approximately 3:50 p.m., Indiana Conservation Officers were dispatched to the beachfront area of Raccoon Lake in reference to a three-year-old who had wandered off from his family.

Just before 5 p.m., a visitor located the child in six to seven feet of water just outside of the beach area.

The child was transported to Hendricks Regional Hospital at Danville where he was pronounced dead.

The incident is still under investigation by Indiana Conservation Officers.

Responding agencies included Indiana Conservation Officers, Parke County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police, Bellmore Fire Department and Parke County EMS.

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