The bodies discovered Tuesday night are those of Kyle Moorman, 27, of Indianapolis, and his children: 1-year-old Kyran Holland, 2-year-old Kyannah Holland and 5-year-old Kyle Moorman II, the Marion County Coroner said. confirmed. The causes and manner of their deaths were pending.
The family went missing after leaving on July 6 to go to the lake on the south side of Indianapolis.
Officers went to the lake Tuesday night after a report of a dead person in the water. One man was pronounced dead and a dive team later found a vehicle with the bodies of three children inside, police said.
“Detectives are working to piece together what led up to this incident,” police said in a statement.
Family and friends of the Moormans had offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to their whereabouts. They had searched the lake and the surrounding area for days. A private helicopter and volunteers in a personal boat also searched Tuesday, the Indianapolis Star reported.
Moorman’s sister, Mariah Moorman, had said her brother’s phone was last dropped near the lake at about 12:40 a.m. on July 7, just hours after it was seen. She said her brother often goes night fishing.
“As far as we know, he was coming out here to go fishing,” he told the Indianapolis Star on Monday. “That’s what he told my sister. It’s not strange. He does it all the time.”
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department first reported the family missing on Sunday. Earlier this week, police said officers searched the area and other locations on foot and using drones.
William Muse, a relative of Kyle Moorman’s mother, said Tuesday he and other family members were disappointed investigators didn’t search the lake sooner.
“They should have at least tried,” Muse said.
