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UPDATE: Body of missing man recovered in Grandview Lake

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BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. — The body of 70-year-old missing man has been found at Grandview Lake in Bartholomew County.

On Thursday, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources identified the man as Richard Chaille, of Columbus.

An exact cause of death is pending autopsy results.

On Wednesday, the DNR said the man was last seen around 11:15 a.m.

Conservation officers learned the man was in the water near his boat when he went under and did not resurface.

The DNR said he was not wearing a lifejacket.

Search crews were using boats and side-scan sonar.

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