County Councilman Mike Long Dies From Accidental Drowning
February 28, 2025 at 10:08 a.m.
A preliminary investigation by law enforcement has determined that Kosciusko County Councilman Mike Long died by accidental drowning Thursday evening.
A news release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office stated that deputies and emergency personnel responded at 5 p.m. Thursday to 375 N. CR 950W, Etna Green, in Harrison Township, to an unresponsive man in a ditch suffering from a medical emergency. When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they determined the man - identified as Long, 64 - was deceased.
The preliminary investigation also determined Long was checking fields on property owned by his family. He was located near a ditch line where evidence indicates Long accidentally drowned.
Long was pronounced deceased by Kosciusko County Coroner Tyler Huffer.
KCSO was assisted at the scene by the Etna Green Fire Department, Atwood Fire Department, Department of Natural Resources, Lutheran EMS, Kosciusko County 911 Dispatch and Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office.
A Life Celebration Visitation will be at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 Sheridan St., Warsaw, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday. Funeral services will begin at noon Tuesday.
A preliminary investigation by law enforcement has determined that Kosciusko County Councilman Mike Long died by accidental drowning Thursday evening.
A news release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office stated that deputies and emergency personnel responded at 5 p.m. Thursday to 375 N. CR 950W, Etna Green, in Harrison Township, to an unresponsive man in a ditch suffering from a medical emergency. When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they determined the man - identified as Long, 64 - was deceased.
The preliminary investigation also determined Long was checking fields on property owned by his family. He was located near a ditch line where evidence indicates Long accidentally drowned.
Long was pronounced deceased by Kosciusko County Coroner Tyler Huffer.
KCSO was assisted at the scene by the Etna Green Fire Department, Atwood Fire Department, Department of Natural Resources, Lutheran EMS, Kosciusko County 911 Dispatch and Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office.
A Life Celebration Visitation will be at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 Sheridan St., Warsaw, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday. Funeral services will begin at noon Tuesday.