Southern IL Fisherman's Body Pulled from River
By AP
WICKLIFFE, KY - Kentucky authorities have identified a body found in the Ohio River as that of a southern Illinois man.
The victim was 68-year-old James Larry Boyd of Villa Ridge, IL. Ballard County Deputy Coroner Mark Claxton ruled Boyd's death accidental.
According to The Paducah Sun, Boyd and another man were fishing near Lock and Dam 53 Tuesday when their 16-foot johnboat overturned. A nearby fisherman rescued the other man from Boyd's boat.
Authorities believe Boyd might have been knocked unconscious when the boat flipped, knocking both men into the turbulent water.