May 12, 2021
Indiana Conservation Officers responded and rescued a kayaker in distress from the Mississinewa River on Monday.
At approximately 12:55 p.m., officers responded to a call from Grant County Dispatch of a stranded kayaker on the Mississinewa River who was clinging to a branch.
Paul Bryant, 52, of Converse, was kayaking on the river, which is at elevated levels due to recent rains. Bryant’s kayak struck an overhanging branch, causing it to capsize.
Bryant, who was wearing a Personal Flotation Device (PFD), was able to grab a branch and hold on until rescuers arrived.
Conservation Officers, with the assistance of the Marion Fire Department, were able to launch a boat and reach Bryant.
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Monday, May 10, 2021 ~ Updated 12:35 PM
By IVY JACOBS, Times Reporter
The scene of a potential hit-and-run accident that damaged the INDOT sign for Indiana Sheriffs Youth Ranch entrance sometime April 30 turned out to be much more Friday. Cell phone technology helped locate a woman reported missing in Vigo County at a ravine on State Road 59 near the Indiana Sheriffs Youth Ranch.
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The Clay County Sheriffs Office confirms a death occurred during a strange vehicle accident along State Road 59.