70-year-old man missing from Grandview Lake identified

Thanks to Indiana DNR

BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Indiana. – The body of Richard Chaille, 70, of Columbus, was found and recovered by local firefighters at 5 a.m. Thursday. Indiana Conservation Officers began searching for Chaille on Wednesday.

At approximately 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, emergency responders were told the man was in the water near his boat when he went under and did not resurface. The man was not wearing a life jacket at the time of the incident.

The search was called off Wednesday night due to darkness, and Chaille was found just before dawn the next morning. An exact cause of death is pending autopsy results.

The lake was reopened for normal use at 10am on Thursday morning.

The Conservation Officers received assistance from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, Southwest Volunteer Fire Department, Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department, Columbus Township Fire Department and Columbus Regional Heath.