Body Found In Eagle Creek Identified As Indianapolis Man

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Wayne Township Fire Department officials say the body of a man who fell into Eagle Creek while net fishing Thursday has been found. Officials have identified the man as 36-year-old Hniang Cung of Indianapolis, WTFD said in a release sent to Patch, adding that he was located at 10 a.m. Friday by dive rescue crews, 15 feet off the creek's eastern shore.

WTFD and other law enforcement crews began searching for Cung after a drowning was reported Thursday evening as witnesses who were also fishing saw Cung fall into the swift-moving current on Eagle Creek, just south of I-74 around 7:30 p.m.

Fire officials say Thursday evening's search was suspended after two hours due to poor visibility and weather, but crews began searching again on Friday morning and were alerted to an area by a rescue K9.

WTFD reported Cung was not wearing a flotation device.

Rescue crews included teams searching on shore, a boat with side-scan sonar, by drone, and divers, with help from several law enforcement departments including state police, Indianapolis, Pike Township, Indy Park Rangers, Indiana Task Force 1, and Indiana DNR.

WTFD says Indiana DNR is handling the investigation.

Photo credit: WTFD