*UPDATE #2 – Body of 6 Year Old Victim Recovered* Vehicle Into C and D Canal, Multi-Agency Rescue Operation Underway – Middletown
Date Posted: Thursday, October 10th, 2019
Middletown – The Delaware State Police and the Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police have confirmed that the body of 6 year old Ethan Lindsey has been recovered.
On Thursday, October 10, 2019 at approximately 8:54 a.m., a 911 call was received advising that a body was seen in the water on the north bank of the C&D canal, approximately .25 miles west of the SR 1 (William V. Roth) Bridge. Officers from the Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police responded and located the body of a child on the waters-edge. The deceased child was removed from the water and positively identified as Ethan Lindsey.
Ethan was one of five occupants in a Chevy HHR that traveled off the roadway on the south side of the C&D canal banks, and crashed into the water, west of the SR 1 Bridge, in an incident that occurred at approximately 9:41 a.m., Sunday October 6, 2019. Three other occupants in the vehicle, the driver, 18 year old Willis Lindsey Jr., 16 year old Kyree Lindsey and 12 year old Eric Lindsey also died as a result of the crash. Their bodies were recovered from the canal waters on the date of the incident. A fifth occupant in the vehicle, a 16 year old female, survived the crash.
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The investigation into the crash is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Cpl. J. Breen of the Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit by calling 302-365-8486.
Information may also be provided by calling Delaware crime stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or via the internet at http://www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com
If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and are in need of assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit/Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll free hotline 1800 VICTIM-1. (1800 842-8461). You may also email the unit Director at debra.reed@state.de.us.
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Presented by Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Michael Austin
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