Indiana Conservation Officers and the Marshall County Coroner are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man whose body was recovered by divers in Culver’s Lake Maxinkuckee Friday night.
The man, Jose Cruz Lizcano-Fernandez, of Logansport, was last seen swimming at the Culver Public Beach and was reported missing four to five hours later, according to a news release from the DNR. Divers from the Indiana Conservation Office assisted in the search while using “side scan sonar” to locate him. His body was recovered within 30 minutes of the initial call and was located approximately 15 feet outside of the swim area at Culver Public Beach in about five feet of water.
Indiana Conservation Officers will be conducting an investigation into the cause of the incident. An autopsy will be conducted by order of Marshall County Coroner Bill Cleavenger.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, Culver emergency personnel and other local agencies assisted in the search.
