GALLATIN COUNTY, Ky. (WXIX) – A search is ongoing for a man in his late 40s who fell from his boat into the Ohio River and never resurfaced.
It was reported at 2:50 a.m. Monday near Paint Lick Road in Warsaw, according to a news release from Gallatin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
The man and some of his friends were returning from pleasure boating unrelated to Riverfest. He was sitting on his boat when he stood up and fell into the water, according to the release.
Other people aboard the boat went into the water and tried to find him, to no avail.
First responders including Gallatin County EMA Director Brandon Terrell began search operations around 3 a.m.
“We had our boat in the water probably about 3 a.m. and we’ve been actively searching the entire time,” Terrell explained.
Authorities know the man’s identity but have not released it pending notification of next of kin.
This remains a very active search now involving multiple agencies: Gallatin County Fire Department, Gallatin County EMA, Gallatin County EMS, Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, Warsaw Police Department, Boone County EMA, Boone County Water Rescue, Jeff-Craig Fire Department, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, and Air Methods-Bedford.
“Hopefully we can locate him and get him out for closure for the family,” Terrell said.
Those on boats going through the area are asked to move through at idle speed while the search is happening.
If the man is not found by the time the sun sets Monday, crews will suspend the search until Tuesday, according to Terrell.
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