Bodies recovered Monday in White River identified as missing kayakers
Bodies recovered Monday in White River identified as missing kayakers
Rescue crews were first called around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 after two kayakers went over a low-head dam on the river, south of 16th Street at Belmont Beach.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Coroner’s Office identified the bodies found Monday in the White River as the two missing kayakers.
The coroner’s office confirmed 30-year-old Marcus Robinson and 22-year-old Solomon Shirley drowned.
Officials with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources identified a body found around 9:45 a.m. April 22 in the 1700 block of West Michigan Street as Shirley.
Around 6 p.m. Monday, officials found a second body in the river near West 10th Street, but they were not able to confirm the victim’s identity at that time.
Kevin Jones, an Indianapolis Fire Department special operations chief, said dispatchers received a call around 8:30 p.m. April 16 reporting that two kayakers went over a low-head dam on the river, south of 16th Street at Belmont Beach.
A DNR spokesperson identified the missing kayakers:
Marcus Robinson, 30: Last seen wearing gray shirts, shoes and shorts
Solomon Shirley, 22: Last seen wearing a black shirt and black pants
Multiple rescue crews entered the water near West New York Street, where they found two kayaks but not the kayakers.
“It is considered a challenging search due to the fact that we are around a dam, which poses a really dangerous risk,” said Trevor Sager, an Indiana conservation officer. “Also, you do have rising water from all the rains we had last week. The water levels are higher than normal.”
Several family members and volunteers searched the area Wednesday, April 17 waiting for answers.
The DNR spokesperson said multiple agencies used boats and drones, as well as looked onshore f
or the missing kayakers.
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