16-year-old canoer missing on White River in Indianapolis

<p>INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Authorities are searching the White River and its banks in Indianapolis for a 16-year-old boy who’s missing after the canoe he was riding in went over a dam.</p>
<p>The canoe carrying the boy, a 45-year-old man and a dog overturned at the dam near downtown Indianapolis about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, Indianapolis Fire Department Battalion Chief Rita Reith said. None was wearing a life jacket. </p>
<p>The man made it to the west bank of the river, and rescue crews took him to a hospital in good condition, Reith said. The dog swam safely to the east bank.</p>
<p>Two IFD divers searched the river at a depth of 4-12 feet for a combined 22 minutes but “faced extreme subsurface hazards based on river conditions and swift moving current" before abandoning their efforts because of approaching inclement weather and darkness, Reith said.</p>
<p>Searches of the river surface and banks were to resume Wednesday, but no further diving was planned, Reith said.</p>