First responders recover bodies from St. Joseph and Elkhart rivers

First responders in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties have recovered two bodies from the St. Joseph and Elkhart rivers since Friday. At approximately...

April 17, 2023
11:14 PM

First responders in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties have recovered two bodies from the St. Joseph and Elkhart rivers since Friday. At approximately 4:15 p.m. Friday April 14, boaters on the St. Joseph River near Lilac Road found what appeared to be a body caught in fallen tree branches out in the river. The St. Joseph County Police with the assistance of Clay Fire Department and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources were able to reach the location in the river by boat, confirm it was a body, and collect the body.

South Bend Tribune