By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
WARSAW — A young person drowned Sunday afternoon after two minors were pulled from a channel behind Gilliam Drive in Warsaw.
The accident was reported at about 12:27 p.m.
The home at Gilliam Drive North is located along a channel that feeds into Center Lake.
Warsaw Police Department, Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory and Lutheran EMS were dispatched to the scene on the northwest side of Center Lake.
The two victims had been pulled from the water and resuscitative efforts were underway as the initial crews arrived, according to a news release from Warsaw Police Department.
One victim was airlifted by Lutheran Air Ambulance from nearby Central Park and remains in critical condition in a Fort Wayne hospital.
The other victim was transported to Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital and pronounced deceased a short time later.
Additional resources from Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory CARES, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office responded.
Due to the sensitivity of the incident and the ongoing investigation, all names are being withheld.
