Cause of death released for Northwest Indiana student found in river

Lake Station teen’s death in river ruled accidental

Rodrigo “Rico” Montes, 18, died from asphyxia, or being unable to breathe. The drowning was “complicated with hypothermia” with evidence of “blunt force trauma” to his head from a crash, the Lake County Coroner’s office said in a statement.

Cause of death released for Northwest Indiana student found in river

CROWN POINT, Ind. — The cause of death for 18-year-old Rodrigo "Rico" Montes was released Monday after he was found dead in a Northwest Indiana river last month. Montes was missing since March 23 after he was a passenger in a vehicle that crashed into Deep River. Montes, a senior at River Forest High School, [...]