Indiana Conservation Officers are conducting a death investigation after the body of a Fort Branch (IN) man was found in a private pond near Haubstadt this evening. The victim, Eugene Schneider (83), was pulled from the water just before 6:00 p.m. and pronounced dead at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.
Schneider had left his residence to go fishing between 2:00-3:00 p.m. today at a private pond located off C.R. 400W near C.R. 1200S. When he failed to return, his son began searching for him, and subsequently located him face down and unresponsive in the pond.
Multiple agencies responded, and medics initiated CPR, but their efforts were unsuccessful. Assisting agencies at the scene included the Gibson County Sheriff’s Department, Haubstadt Police Department, Indiana State Police, Gibson County EMS, and Haubstadt Fire Department.
The incident remains under investigation by Indiana Conservation Officers; No foul play is suspected. An autopsy is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. tomorrow at the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office.
