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Last updated on Saturday, June 2, 2018
(MONROE CO.) - Indiana Conservation Officers are searching for a 26-year-old Anup Thota of Bloomington.
This morning officers began searching the reservoir using side-scan sonar as well as an underwater camera.
The search is hampered by the large area the officers are having to search.
They will continue to search into the evening. If Thota is not located tonight, crews will begin again in the morning.
Thota was boating and swimming with co-workers on Monroe Reservoir Friday evening. The friends were caught on the water when a storm squall passed over the area approximately 8:30 p.m.. After it began raining, the victim's friends realized he was no longer on the surface of the water.
They immediately called 911 to get help to search for him.
Indiana Conservation Officers, Monroe County Dive Team, Monroe County Sheriff's Department and Perry-Clear Creek Fire Department all responded, using Side-Scan Sonar in an effort to locate the man. The search was called off after dark and resumed this morning.
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