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Body of missing 88-year-old found at Brush Creek Reservoir

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JENNINGS COUNTY, Ind. -- The body of a missing 88-year-old man was found Wednesday at Brush Creek Reservoir in Jennings County.

Conservation officers were called around 8:00 a.m. Wednesday to help search for 88-year-old George F. Yeager, of Butlerville.

Officers searched the area around the Brush Creek Reservoir with ATVs and boats equipped with side-scan sonar.

Yeager's body was found just before 12:30 p.m. about 30 feet from the bank of the reservoir.

The Jennings County Coroner's Office said no foul play is suspected at this time.