Flood — Fountain, Indiana

2015-06-13 · near Coal Creek, Fountain, Indiana

Event narrative

An 18-year-old Covington man is dead after being swept through the Coal Creek low head dam Saturday, July 13th. Indiana Conservation Officers were called to the area just after 7:00 PM EDT after Fountain County Dispatch received a report of a man that had been swept through the Coal Creek low head dam in Stringtown. Multiple agencies responded to the scene to begin rescue efforts. At approximately 9:00 PM EDT, Covington Fire personnel found the body of an 18-year-old Covington resident about a mile and a half downstream. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Fountain County Coroner's Office. According to Indiana Conservation Officers, all area waterways are flooded and dangerous following the recent rain. Officers said they have been responding to people swept away all week due to young people swimming or floating the creeks in an inner tube.

Wider weather episode

An 18-year-old Covington man is dead after being swept through the Coal Creek low head dam. According to Indiana Conservation Officers, all area waterways are flooded and dangerous following the recent rain. Officers said they have been responding to people swept away all week due to young people swimming or floating the creeks in an inner tube.

Conservation officers warn that people drown in flooded waterways because they underestimate the relentless power of moving water.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 591974. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.