14-year-old boy found dead after swimming in Silver Creek, New Albany police say | WDRB News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A 14-year-old boy was found dead after going swimming Monday in Silver Creek, according to police.

Andre Edwards Jr. was swimming in Silver Creek near Providence Way when he fell underwater around 4 p.m. and did not resurface. Fire and police departments from New Albany and Clarksville responded to the scene, according to New Albany Police Chief Todd Bailey.

The teen was actively searched for several hours near a southern Indiana creek.

Police said Edwards decided to jump from the dam when an surf grabbed him and trapped him underwater, according to police.

First responders suspended the search on Silver Creek due to darkness around 9:30 p.m. Monday. The search was scheduled to resume Tuesday morning, Bailey said, but Edwards was found in Silver Creek in the area of ​​Providence Way, near the initial search area.

“Due to the current nature of the investigation, we will not speculate on the cause of death,” Bailey said. “The New Albany Police Department’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation continues to investigate this matter.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the New Albany Police Criminal Investigation Division or police communications at 812-944-6411.

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