Search continues for two Indiana University students last seen at lake Saturday

The search for two missing Indiana University students entered the third day Monday, with crews hampered by 20-mph winds creating whitecap waves at Monroe Lake, the central Indiana reservoir where the students were last seen.

Siddhant Shah, 19, and Aryan Vaidya, 20, were reported missing Saturday afternoon while swimming at Monroe Lake, about 15 miles south of IU's Bloomington campus.

Shah and Vaidya were boating on a pontoon Saturday when their group anchored to swim. Both men did not resurface and friends attempted to help them but were unsuccessful, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources reported. 

One of the men had been struggling in the water when others jumped in to help, said Lt. Angela Goldman, a Department of Natural Resources representative. 

Divers searched until 10 p.m. Saturday, using sonar and scuba divers, and all day Sunday under windy conditions, Goldman said. The lake was busy with boaters on Saturday, which was sunny and warm.

But Sunday and Monday, cold rain and wind changed the nature of the lake, which was mostly deserted.

"With 15-to-20-mph sustained winds, we're struggling with that," Goldmsaid from the lake Monday morning. "A lot of the technology we use that makes things more precise need better conditions. When dealing with whitecaps and wind, our sonar is not as effective."

IU student services transported the rest of the group back to campus and are providing counseling services.