IN Man Robert Penland ID’d As Body Pulled From Hamilton Terry Lake Saturday

DEKALB COUNTY, IN. (THECOUNT) — Robert William Penland of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, has been identified as the body pulled from Terry Lake, in Hamilton, Indiana on Saturday.

A death investigation is underway after the body belonging to Penland, 45, was recovered from Terry Lake on Saturday in what authorities say is a possible drowning.

Hamilton Police Department responded at approximately 10:10 a.m. to reports of an unattended ice fishing sled near the Hamilton Fish and Game Club on Terry Lake.

Arriving officers discovered possible evidence showing that an ice fisherman had fallen through the ice, reports ABC57.

Penland was pronounced deceased at 11:04 a.m. by DeKalb EMS.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with possible information on the case may contact police at 911.

Hamilton is a town located on the border of Steuben County, Indiana and DeKalb County, Indiana. In Steuben County, it is in Otsego Township, and in DeKalb County it is in Franklin Township. The population was 1,532 at the 2010 census, source Wikipedia.