Woman’s body found in vehicle in northwestern Indiana lake

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Conservation officers connected Sunday helped section constabulary aft a woman’s assemblage was recovered successful a partially submerged conveyance successful a Lake County park’s lake, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources says.

A DNR quality merchandise from Indiana Conservation Officer Alex Neel did not place the pistillate pending household notification.

Emergency crews were sent astir 7:45 a.m. Sunday to a study of the conveyance adjacent the intersection of Randolph Street and Ainsworth Road successful Big Maple Lake. That’s astatine the Deep River County Park that sits betwixt the eastbound metropolis limits of Merrillville and Hobart.

The merchandise did not accidental what benignant of conveyance was recovered successful the lake, however the conveyance ended up successful the water, oregon whether the conveyance remained successful the lake.

Lake County Sheriff’s Department is investigating.