VERSAILLES — An autopsy on an Osgood teen who had been missing at Versailles Lake since Friday resulted in a preliminary cause of death to be ruled as cold-water drowning, state police said today. No other evidence of injury was present, investigators said.
The final autopsy report and cause of death are pending toxicology results.
Indiana Conservation Officers have recovered the body of Carson Hughes, 18, of Osgood from Versailles Lake on Saturday.
At 6:50 p.m., conservation officer divers, utilizing sonar, recovered Hughes in 6 feet of water.
Hughes was pronounced dead on scene by the Ripley County Coroner Family notification has been made. Hughes was initially reported missing at the lake on Friday.
Assisting agencies include the Ripley County Sheriff’s Office, Ripley County Coroner’s Office, Indiana State Police Aviation, Ripley County EMA, Ripley County EMS, Ripley County Health Department, Versailles Fire, Delaware Fire, Hamilton County Urban Search and Rescue, Friendship Fire, Batesville Fire, Buckeye Search and Rescue, Ohio Task Force One, Texas EquuSearch, Hamilton County Police Association Dive, and hundreds of civilian volunteers.
