Search efforts have been suspended for the night and will resume tomorrow morning.
Release as of April 17, 2024, at 3:01 p.m.
Indiana Conservation Officers have resumed the search for two missing kayakers that went missing last night on the White River in Indianapolis.
At approximately 8:30 p.m., Marcus Robinson, 30, and Solomon Shirley, 22, both of Indianapolis, were kayaking when they traveled over the remnants of a low-head dam near the 2000 block of North White River Parkway Drive West. A witness observed both men being ejected into the water.
Search efforts are underway using shore- and water-based operations along with aerial searches with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and a helicopter.
Agencies assisting in the search include the Indianapolis Fire Department, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Pike Township Fire Department, and Indiana State Police.