Missing Juvenile--Ellie Carder

Issued by: Police Chief Shawn McKinney

Date: March 3, 2024

On 03/03/2024 at 2:19 pm, the Miami County Communication Center received a call from a kayaker on the Great Miami River stating they found a body in the river approximately 2 miles downstream from the E. SR 41 bridge over the River in Troy. Deputies from the Miami County Sheriff's Office, Detectives and Officers from the Troy Police Department, and the Troy Fire Department responded to the scene. The Troy Fire Department recovered the body from the River and it was confirmed to be 14-year-old Ellie Carder. A preliminary exam of the body by a coroner's investigator did not find any obvious signs of trauma. Ellie's body will be transported to the Montgomery County Coroner's office for an autopsy. Results from the autopsy are usually available in 8 to 12 weeks.