Divers Find Young Man's Body in White River

From the Indianapolis Fire Department: Shortly before 5:30 this evening The Indianapolis Fire Department Dive Team was dispatched to a possible drowning in the 1500 block of Waterway Blvd. Tactical Dive Team 14 arrived on the scene along with several other fire department units, where they were approached by Medics who told them that witnesses stated a man had fallen in the river and had not surfaced. A large scale search effort ensued with additional IFD Tactical Dive Teams being called in for assistance.  Divers from Station 14 took one side of the river while divers from Station 7 took the other.  Using search patterns, divers on each side of the river tried for almost 2 hours to locate the man identified at 19 year old Corey Mitchell.  According to divers, the river at that particular location is about 10 feet deep and full of large rocks, Rebar and discarded fishing line. There was no current in the river today and divers were confident that the area they searched was the exact location.  They did not think that Mr. Mitchell was carried downstream.

Corey Mitchell, his girlfriend Crystal Cook (31 y/o), her brother Ronnie Peed (30 y/o) and her two sons ages 10 and 8 had gone to the area to go fishing.  Although it is unclear how long they had been at the site, at some point the two men decided to navigate the lower part of the dam into the middle of the river.  Once they were located there, Mr. Peed states that Corey got his foot caught on something under the water. When he bent over to dislodge his foot, he fell into the water and never surfaced. No one in the group was wearing a life jacket.  911 was called at that time. Initially the call came in at 5:17 as an unconscious person near the waters edge. Once Medic 18 arrived on the scene they were informed there might someone in the water.  M18 advised dispatch to send the dive teams.

Captain Rob Aldrich a diver from IFD Station 7 found Mr. Mitchell in approximately 10 feet of water.  Although the river was full of debris, Captain Aldrich stated that Mr. Mitchell was not entangled in anything. He was simply face down in the water on the bottom.    Divers were dispatched at 5:29 pm.  The victim was confirmed in the water at 5:48 pm.  Dive teams and boats were deployed into the water at 5:57 pm.  Mr. Mitchell was located at approximately 7:20 pm.  Once firefighters recovered Mr. Mitchell from the river, he was placed in a Wishard Medic unit pending the arrival of the Coroner's Office.    Nothing further to report.