Missing Garrett man found dead in Jeep near Ridinger Lake

A missing man was found dead Thursday morning after authorities received a call regarding an unresponsive man inside his vehicle near a lake in Kosciusko County.

Posted: Sep 17, 2020 4:25 PM

Updated: Sep 18, 2020 9:35 AM

Posted By: Jake Thomas

PIERCETON, Ind. (WFFT) — A missing man was found dead Thursday morning after authorities received a call regarding an unresponsive man inside his vehicle near a lake in Kosciusko County.

Just after 10 a.m. Thursday, first responders in Kosciusko County were called to the Jellystone Campground for an unresponsive person in a vehicle near Ridinger Lake.

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Emergency crews located the body of a man inside a 1999 Jeep Cherokee.

Authorities said 33-year-old Joshua Handy from Garrett was pronounced dead at the scene by the Kosciusko County Coroner's Office.

The Garrett Police Department said Handy was recently reported as a missing person.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office says this investigation is ongoing and they do not consider Handy's death to be suspicious at this time.

Indiana Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 725353

Reported Deaths: 13373

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Lake	53265	963
Allen	40302	675
Hamilton	35392	408
St. Joseph	35350	550
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Johnson	17856	376
Hendricks	17121	313
Clark	12908	191
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Vigo	12400	244
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Hancock	8225	140
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Warrick	7761	155
Floyd	7636	177
Wayne	7007	199
Grant	7003	174
Boone	6660	101
Morgan	6543	139
Dubois	6143	117
Marshall	5973	111
Dearborn	5779	77
Cass	5777	105
Henry	5675	102
Noble	5565	83
Jackson	5001	72
Shelby	4885	96
Lawrence	4482	120
Gibson	4341	91
Harrison	4330	71
Clinton	4266	53
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Steuben	3818	57
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Adams	3405	54
Ripley	3386	70
Jefferson	3288	81
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Decatur	2833	92
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Greene	2762	85
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Starke	2138	52
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Sullivan	2109	42
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Fulton	1942	40
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Benton	981	14
Martin	875	15
Warren	809	15
Switzerland	782	8
Union	706	10
Ohio	562	11
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Ohio Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 1078734

Reported Deaths: 19344

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Cuyahoga	111320	2107
Hamilton	79747	1200
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