Boater finds body in White River near 16th Street

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A boater on Saturday afternoon found a man’s body in the White River near 16th Street and Lafayette Road.

Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department around 4:18 p.m. Saturday were called to the area on a report of a death investigation.

Lt. Shane Foley with IMPD Public Affairs said a boater found the body and brought it to shore. Foley said Saturday there was no indication of criminal activity at this time.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the man as Willie Davis, 43. The coroner did not provide a cause of death.