NORTH WEBSTER - A North Webster 3-year-old boy died after falling into Webster Lake Monday evening.
Anddrew Croucher, 3, of rural North Webster was pulled from Webster Lake around 7:30 p.m. Monday after his body was found floating about 30 feet from the shore.
According to Indiana Conservation Officer Nathan Hooley, who investigated the incident, Croucher saw other children jumping from a seawall, and either fell from the wall or jumped into the shallow water.
Croucher reportedly was playing with other children near the public beach portion of the lake. He was being supervised by his aunt, who had turned her attention to another child who was injured, when Croucher disappeared.
Hooley said Croucher's body had been in the water for 5 to 10 minutes when it was seen floating in the water.
CPR was performed while the EMS was called, and Croucher was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:37 p.m. Monday.
Although foul play is not suspected, an autopsy will be per formed sometime today to determine Croucher's exact cause of death.
The North Webster Police, North Webster Fire Department and Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department assisted at the scene.
