Body of missing man discovered in Jennings County

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Emergency workers searched for a missing Dupont man after his vehicle was discovered Monday at Birch Lake. Photo courtesy of Indiana Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officers.
Emergency workers searched for a missing Dupont man after his vehicle was discovered Monday at Birch Lake. Photo courtesy of Indiana Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officers.

A body of a missing Dupont man was found yesterday afternoon in the woods at Crosley Fish and Wildlife area in Jennings County.

Indiana Conservation officers are reporting that 53-year-old Donald Bladen’s body was discovered after his abandoned vehicle was found at Birch Lake.

Conservation officers along with Indiana State Police, Jennings County deputies and paramedics arrived on the scene at Birch Lake at about noon. A conservation officer police dog swept the area and officers from all the agencies searched until his body was found at about 3:35 p.m. The Jennings County coroner pronounced him dead at the scene.

The death is under investigation and an autopsy has been scheduled for later this week. If you have any information in the death, you can call the Indiana Conservation Officers at 812-837-9536.