BREAKING: Body found in river near Beardsley Avenue, police investigating
Posted: Jul 17, 2025 12:55 PM EDT | Updated: Jul 17, 2025 4:03 PM EDT
ABC 57 UPDATE: The scene has been cleared as of 4 p.m.
ORIGINAL STORY: ELKHART, Ind. -- The Elkhart Police Department reports a body was found in the river near the 300 block of E. Beardsley Avenue Thursday afternoon.
Police say the body of an adult male was located around 1:10 p.m. and that they are on scene investigating.
The Elkhart Fire Department assisted in retrieving and removing the deceased from the river.
The Elkhart County Homicide Unit was activated, per protocol.
