Overview
- Lake Station police said divers recovered and identified the body of 18-year-old Rodrigo “Rico” Montes after a multi-day search.
- The Indiana Department of Natural Resources Dive Team located the body during a coordinated water recovery operation.
- Police said the recovery stems from a crash in which a pickup was pulled from the Deep River near 27th Avenue and Wyoming Street, about a quarter mile from the Montes home.
- A suspect is in custody with charges pending as investigators work to clarify who was in the truck and how the crash unfolded.
- Montes’ family says the truck belonged to a friend who walked home and now denies involvement, and they are asking neighbors to share doorbell video to help fill in the timeline.