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Conservation officers investigating death of man at West Boggs Lake

A Mooresville man drowns in a tubing accident at Lake Monroe. An Avon man driving the boat pulling the inner tube was arrested.
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The Department of Natural Resources said responders were dispatched around 7 p.m. Saturday.

The body of a 33-year-old Washington man was recovered from West Boggs Lake on Saturday.

Indiana Conservation Officers were sent to the lake just before 7 p.m. after a person reportedly went under water and did not resurface.

According to a DNR press release, divers recovered the body of Mitchell Worland at approximately 9:25 p.m.

Conservation officers continue to investigate the incident. They encourage the public to always wear a life jacket when on or around the water.

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Patrick Beane spent three decades as a journalist at The Herald-Times in Bloomington before joining the staff at WFIU/WTIU News. He began his career at the newspaper after graduating from Indiana University in 1987 and was the sports editor from 2010-2020. His duties at the paper included writing, copy editing, page design and managing the sports department.