Indianapolis man dies in canoeing accident at retention pon…

Drowning Indianapolis Indiana in Indianapolis, Indiana: Erik Christopher Neither, 54, died after a canoeing accident on the northwest side of Indianapolis on June 25, 2026. Neither and his fiancée Courtney Stinnett were canoeing with his son and nephew in a retention pond near the Willows housing addition when the boat overturned, sending its occupants into the water. Neither brought his fiancée to safety before he died. Emergency personnel responded and scuba divers used sonar devices and underwater cameras in the search, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.