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. PREVIOUS STORIES