Barge captain: Training helped workers save boaters after deadly Ohio River crash
Barge captain: Training helped workers save boaters after deadly Ohio River crash By Nick Picht | April 26, 2021 at 4:21 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 6:35 PM
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of two boaters who had been missing since their boat collided with a barge on the night of Thunder Over Louisville.
Crews found Madison Yates, 22, of Coxs Creek Saturday evening near the Salt River. The Jefferson County coroner believes Yates drowned shortly after the crash, near the Greenwood Boat Ramp on April 17.
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Ohio River boat accident leaves 1 dead, 4 injured, 2 missing One person has been killed and two others are still missing after two boats crashed on the Ohio River near the Greenwood Boat Dock. (Source: WAVE 3 News) By Associated Press | April 19, 2021 at 8:03 AM CDT - Updated April 19 at 8:03 AM
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Authorities in Kentucky say a boat accident in the Ohio River has left one person dead and injured four others while two people remain missing.
News outlets report seven people were on a pleasure craft when it collided with a barge Saturday night near a boat dock in Louisville.