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Retired state trooper found dead in Ind. lake

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- Authorities say a retired state trooper was found dead in a small lake at his home in rural central Indiana.

State conservation officers say the wife of 70-year-old Melvin Walker spotted him in the water Tuesday evening when she arrived from work at their home in the Painted Hills Lakes area near Martinsville. She found Walker face down in the water near their home's dock.

An autopsy was planned to determine what caused Walker's death.