UPDATE (Saturday, March 16 at 8:55 p.m.) — Multiple agencies from Indiana and Ohio have suspended search efforts for Carson Hughes for the night due to darkness. Indiana Conservation Officers say the search will resume at 7 a.m. Sunday.
Authorities say there is no new information available, and the public is urged to stay clear of the search area at Versailles State Park.
Anyone with information on Carson Hughes’ whereabouts is asked to call the ICO Dispatch Center at (812) 340-8323.
UPDATE: Currently there are over 150 volunteers at Versailles State Park assisting in the search for Carson Hughes. Unified Command says, “If you are not already on location, please refrain from coming to Versailles State Park at this time. This could become an extended search.”
(Versailles, IN) – Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the disappearance of an Osgood man in Ripley County.
At approximately 1:30 p.m., Ripley County dispatch received a report of a missing adult male at Versailles Lake within Versailles State Park.
The vehicle of Carson Hughes, 18, of Osgood was located unlocked with the keys still within the vehicle near the boat ramp and his kayak located on the water nearby.
A search for Hughes was conducted on land and water near where his vehicle was located utilizing thermal and side-scan sonar technologies.
The search has been suspended for the night due to darkness and unsafe search conditions and will resume in the morning.
If anyone has information on Hughes’ whereabouts, they are urged to call the Indiana DNR Dispatch Center at (812) 837-9536.
Assisting agencies include Ripley County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police, Indiana Excise Police, PHI Air Medical Services, Versailles Fire Department, Ripley County Emergency Medical Services, Ripley County Emergency Management Agency, and Delaware Volunteer Fire Department.
(Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement press release)
