The body of a missing Indiana fisherman who was believed to have drowned in the Ohio River after an April 1 boating accident has been discovered.Daniel David Rust, 45, of Lake Station, Ind., was found Thursday by workers at Smithland Lock and Dam, some 40 miles down river from the Dam 50 Recreational Area in Crittenden County where he went missing. The lockmaster, according to The Associated Press, said the body was found inside a gate of the dam.
Rust and a companion, Patrick May, also of Lake Station, entered the water on April when their 12-foot john boat overturned in the water near the recreational area where they had been camping. May was able to float to the safety of Cave in Rock Island and was rescued by workers on the Ohio River Ferry just before midnight on the night of the accident. May told rescuers he was sure that his buddy had drown in the current of the river.
Searchers with numerous organizations have been scouring the river for Rust's body since, using high-tech underwater sonar and cameras, visual searches and even a cadaver dog.
Though Rust was from Indiana, relatives of the man live in Crittenden County.
