The Green County coroner says 76-year-old Harold Wethington was found dead and one person is still missing in Taylor County.
According to officials with Taylor County Fire & Rescue the two men went out on a boat Friday morning at Green River boat Ramp just below the tail-waters of Green River Lake to duck hunt.
When the men didn’t return home by 9:00 Friday evening their family contacted authorities.
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When crews arrived at the boat ramp they found the men’s vehicle still in the parking lot’s boat ramp and started an immediate search of the area.
According to officials the boat was located around midnight approximately 14 miles down the stream near the Taylor County – Green line. Officials say the boat was found pinned against a tree on its side in the water.
According to family members the men were experienced hunters and had hunted the area many times in the past.
Crews searched until around 3:30am Saturday morning and then resumed their search at 7am. Crews spent the day Saturday combing the area but according to officials the high water level was causing issues for search crews.
Officials tell WKYT they located several items from inside the boat, including a life jacket and a cooler but had not not located the two men as of 3:30pm Saturday.
Crews located Wethington sometime Saturday afternoon. Crews will continue to search until dark on Saturday.
Officials say the name of the man still missing isn’t being released “pending the outcome of the search.”
