Drowning at Geist

This was a Labor Day Holiday weekend with perfect weather.  Late August had brought one wave of thunderstorms after another to the area.  But this weekend, the last holiday weekend of the summer season, resulted in a tragedy on Geist Lake.

A 24-year-old man, identified as Andrew Dimitroff, was reported missing while swimming in the lake.  First responders rushed to the scent, but could not find the missing swimmer as darkness fell Saturday night.  At dawn on Sunday the search resumed, and the body was recovered.

It is always tragic when something like this happens during a happy occasion.

Fishers Fire Department and state conservation officials said the swimmer did not have a life jacket.  WTHR reported witnesses told investigators that alcohol may have been involved.

To read the entire WTHR story and video, use this link.