News Briefs: Private Contractor Found Dead in Holding Tank

A private contractor hired to test and maintain several wastewater treatment plants was found dead in a holding tank after an apparent drowning at the Metamora Wastewater Treatment Plant in Indiana. The man, Mickey Lounsbury, reportedly worked alone. His family had filed a missing persons report and deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene after Lounsbury’s vehicle was discovered at the plant. “This is a tragic loss and our thoughts and condolences go out to the Lounsbury family,” Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates tells Cincinnati.com. The death appears to have been accidental, according to