Body of missing teenager found in Hamilton Lake in Steuben County

From Indiana Conservation Officers press releases

The body of a teenager who disappeared while boating early Sunday morning at Lake Hamilton in Steuben County was discovered Sunday night, August 23.

According to an Indiana Conservation Officer press release, Sunday at about 9:23 p.m., the body of Mason Shuey, 18, of Ottawa, Ohio, was located and recovered at Hamilton Lake in Steuben County.

Family notification has been made and cause of death is pending autopsy results.  The incident is still under investigation and details will be released as they become available. 

From the original press release:

Sunday morning, August 23, at about midnight, an 18-year-old passenger on a boat, entered the water at Hamilton Lake and was not seen again.

At 8:14 a.m., Steuben County Communications was contacted and advised the 18-year-old passenger was missing.

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the incident and other emergency personnel have responded to assist with the search. Responders have been searching the lake in the area the boater was last seen utilizing SONAR, aircraft, divers and search and rescue dogs.

Source: Sgt. Patrick Heidenreich, DNR Law Enforcement,