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Divers search Eagle Creek for missing boater

Pike Township emergency crews are searching Eagle Creek Reservoir for a boater that went missing in choppy waters.

INDIANAPOLIS — Divers are searching Eagle Creek Reservoir for a missing man. 

The Pike Township Fire Department says the man fell out of a paddle boat during strong winds from an approaching storm Wednesday afternoon.  

Nearby boaters assisted a woman from the water that was also on the paddle boat.

Fire officials say the man and woman were issued life jackets during the rental of the paddle boat but were not wearing them at the time.

Emergency crews say the area they are searching is about 15 feet deep. 

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