UPDATE: Authorities have released more information about the recovery effort to find the body of a fisherman believed drowned on the Ohio River late Wednesday night.Two fishermen had been camping at the Dam 50 Recreation Area since earlier this week. They had set out for nighttime fishing in a 12-foot john boat powered by a 5 hp engine Wednesday and when they were returning to shore shortly before midnight, their boat hit something in the river and capsized. Neither man in the boat was wearing a life jacket. Both are in their mid 40s, but names are not being released at this point. Authorities say the men are from Lake Station, Ind.
One of the fishermen was able to stay afloat until he made it to the head of Cave In Rock Island. Workers at the Cave In Rock Ferry heard his cries for help and rescued him with their harbor boat. Authorities continue to search for the other man who is feared drowned.
The Crittenden County Rescue Squad spent all Wednesday night searching a four-mile stretch of the Ohio River from Dam 50 to below Cave In Rock. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, U.S. Coast Guard, Kentucky Emergency Management Dive Team and Hardin County (Ill.) Rescue Squad have also been called in to help with the search.
The Crittenden Press has a reporter at the scene and will be providing updates as information becomes available.
