Two college students disappear after swimming in Indiana lake

Crews are searching for two missing college students who went for a swim at an Indiana lake but never resurfaced, state officials say.

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Indiana University students Siddhant Shah, 19, and Aryan Vaidya, 20, were visiting Monroe Lake with a group of friends when they disappeared on April 15, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said in a news release.

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The group was boating on a pontoon but put down an anchor to go swimming.

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“When both men did not resurface, friends tried to help but were unsuccessful,” the release said.

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Rescuers started searching the lake using sonar and scuba divers, but were forced to pause operations at nightfall, officials said. The search resumed April 16.

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“Indiana University Student Services assisted with transporting the group back to campus and providing counselling services,” officials said.

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Monroe Lake, roughly 64 miles southwest of downtown Indianapolis, is the “largest man-made body of water in Indiana,” according to the nearby City of Bloomington. The lake is 10,750 acres and 35-40 feet deep.

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