Four-year-old Owen Lee Jones disappeared from Riley Park in Delphi, Indiana, on May 23, 2019, after he fell into Deer Creek during unusually high, fast-moving water following heavy rains. Witnesses saw him struggling in the current near the U.S. 421 Bridge and he was last seen wearing a blue sleeveless shirt with a red and white star and blue shorts; his shoes were later recovered near the spot where he went into the creek.

Indiana Conservation Officers, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Water Rescue Team and multiple local agencies conducted an extensive search using boats, side-scan sonar and drones. Search efforts were complicated by the dangerous conditions and the fact that Deer Creek flows into the Wabash River; investigators have said the body could be trapped under an obstruction in the creek or carried into the Wabash. The active search was later scaled back though officials continued to patrol waterways and asked the public to remain alert.

The Carroll County Coroner’s Office is the primary investigating agency and the investigation remains open; Owen is presumed to have drowned but his body has not been recovered. If anyone was at Riley Park that evening or has seen signs on Deer Creek or the Wabash River, can you share what you remember or found?