Indiana
1-year-old in critical condition after being pulled from Indiana river
A 1-year-old is in critical condition after being rescued from an Indiana river not far from the Michigan border.
According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the 1-year-old and a 5-year-old were both pulled from the Tippecanoe River after they were found struggling in the water behind a residence on Stamper Driver in Winamac.
Winamac is in Pulaski County about an hour from the Michigan border.
Conservation officers were called to the residence at 10:50 a.m. on Saturday after family members rescued the children when they heard the 5-year-old calling for help.
The children had been playing outside when they entered the river for unknown reasons, the DNR said. The 1-year-old was taken to a local hospital and later transported to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis in critical condition.
Indiana Conservation Officers were assisted in the investigation by the Winamac Police Department, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department and the Indiana Department of Child Services.
The investigation is ongoing.