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Last updated on Thursday, September 13, 2018
(SUGAR CREEK) - Indiana Conservation Officers located a body in Sugar Creek Wednesday afternoon approximately a mile and a half downstream of the Creekside Lodge Restaurant.
The recovery was made by Indiana Conservation Officers, Crawfordsville Fire Department, Crawfordsville Police Department, and the Montgomery County Coroner's Office.
The Montgomery County Coroner has identified the body as Luke Clark, 26, of Perrysville. No foul play is suspected at this time. An autopsy is scheduled for 8 a.m. this morning in Terre Haute.
Luke was reported as a missing person to the Crawfordsville Police Department Tuesday afternoon by his employer.
Earlier - Indiana Conservation Officers and the Crawfordsville Police Department are investigating the disappearance of an unknown male subject in Sugar Creek in the area of the Creekside Lodge Restaurant in Crawfordsville.
At approximately 2:35 p.m., multiple witnesses stated a male subject in his mid-30's was in Sugar Creek floating by the restaurant yelling for help. The subject went under the water and was last seen just off the bank of the restaurant property.
Conservation Officers and the Crawfordsville Fire Department are currently searching the creek by boat downstream of the restaurant.
Anyone with information on the identity of the subject above should contact the Indiana Conservation Officers Central Dispatch Center at (812) 837-9536.
Agencies assisting on the scene included the Crawfordsville Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Montgomery County EMA, and the Crawfordsville Fire Department.
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