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Body of 18-year-old drowning victim recovered at Kentucky Lake rock quarry

UPDATE MONDAY:
The rock quarry on Kentucky Lake reopened on Monday afternoon after crews recovered the body of a drowning victim.

Marshall County Emergency Management Agency director Curt Curtner said crews recovered the body of an 18-year-old man from Owensboro. Although his identity was not officially released, friends and classmates told local media that the victim was a recent graduate of Owensboro Catholic High School.

The teen was with a group of people jumping off the cliff in Pisgah Bay when he hit the water and didn’t resurface.

The rock quarry had been closed just before 4 p.m. on Sunday while divers and emergency units were on the scene from Marshall and Lyon County deputies, TVA and Kentucky Fish and Wildlife.

Crews used ground searches, divers, aerial drones and underwater drones.

The quarry has long been a favorite hangout for boaters, locally known as "Party Cove." Ledges of various heights, usually around 30 feet up, are used by thrill seekers to leap into the water below.

When TVA selected Gilbertsville as the site for the new Kentucky Dam in the 1930s and 40s, the quarry was where they dug out 2.6 million tons of limestone. At the dam's completion, the quarry filled with water, up to 120 feet deep in spots at summer pool.


ORIGINAL STORY:
The rock quarry on Kentucky Lake has been closed, temporarily, according to the Marshall County Emergency Management Agency.

The agency posted on Sunday afternoon that divers and emergency units were assisting Lyon County in a recovery effort. Marshall County Emergency Management Director Curt Curtner told West Kentucky Star that operations at the quarry would resume on Monday.

Specific details about the incident or when the quarry might reopen are not yet known. Officials warned the community to stay away from the area until further notice.


(Photo Marshall County Daily)
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