Body of missing Jennings County man recovered from reservoir

Authorities in Jennings County recovered a body from the Brush Creek Reservoir on Wednesday.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says that conservation officers, along with the Jennings County Sheriff’s Deputies EMS searched the reservoir after a report of a missing 88-year-old man was filed. The search began at approximately 8 a.m. Authorities say that the body of George F. Yeager, of Butlerville, was recovered from the water at 12:25 p.m. The DNR says that Yeager’s body was found in water just over seven-feet-deep, about 30 feet from the bank.

No foul play is suspected.

While the details on what led Yeager to the water were not released, Indiana Conservation Officers are taking this opportunity to strongly encourage you to use extreme caution when around waterways.