Police say the decision was made Friday to temporarily stop the flow of water into the river in an attempt to get as deep into the river as possible in the continued search for Carter.
At approximately 8:15 p.m. Monday, a volunteer kayaker spotted a body in the river. A dive team responded to the scene and were able to pull the body from the water.
Hammond police have not confirmed the identity of the individual found in the river, but have scheduled an 11 a.m. press conference for Tuesday to give updates to the public.
Dozens of family members and volunteers have scoured the area surrounding the hotel ever since Carter’s disappearance, which occurred when he was traveling to Indiana with his mother Danielle Duckworth for a family gathering.
Published May 25, 2021 •
Updated on May 25, 2021 at 12:23 pm
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The volunteer kayaker who discovered the body of Kyrin Carter in a river in northwest Indiana on Monday said he never expected to find the missing 12-year-old himself, but he spent days searching with the hope that his skills as a fisherman could help bring the boy home. I came out here hoping every day to find him, but I didn t think I was actually gonna find him, Eric Smith said at the scene in Hammond, Indiana, on Tuesday morning. So then, like, when I spotted him, it hit me different.