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RENSSELAER â For nearly a year, the Help Find Bill Prater Facebook page sought information on the disappearance of the Rensselaer native who went missing last July during a floating trip on the Iroquois River.
So when skeletal remains were found Feb. 27, approximately five miles northeast of Rensselaer, family and friends expressed concern on Facebook that Prater had finally been found.
Their assumptions were proven correct after dental records obtained from two area dentists by the Human Identification Center in Indianapolis confirmed that the remains were Praterâs.
In a press release April 5 issued by the Jasper County Sheriffâs Office, the department and Jasper County Coroner Andrew Boersma were notified of the centerâs findings on March 30. Dr. Krista Latham, forensic anthropologist and director of Human Identification Center at the University of Indianapolis, examined the remains, which were sent to the center the week of March
Remains identified as missing Rensselaer man
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The White County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a house fire near Helen that left a man injured.
The blaze broke out Thursday afternoon, March 11, at 4092 Helen Highway. Upon arrival, units found the 2,000-square-foot wooden structure approximately fifty-percent involved. The occupant, who officials described as being in his late fifties, was injured as he escaped the burning home.
“Fire units began a defensive attack until more personnel arrived to safely make an interior attack on the residence,” says White County Public Safety Director David Murphy. Some firefighters were already tied up working a woods fire off of Duncan Bridge Road. County Stations 3 and 2, with mutual aid from Cleveland and Helen, responded to the house fire.