Search crews have recovered the bodies of two men who went missing after a fishing trip on the Cumberland River.
According to Pulaski County Search & Rescue, the body of Rich Webb was found Thursday night, along with the boat he and Arthur Johnson were last seen on.
Johnson’s body was found on Friday morning.
Crews believe the boat struck a rock wall and sank into the river.
Johnson’s brother said the two men were not wearing life jackets. Their cause of death will be determined by autopsies to be performed by the state medical examiner.
Numerous personnel helped in the search for the two men, which started on Tuesday. They include search and rescue crews from Pulaski, Laurel and Russell Counties, Pulaski County Hazmat, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, Somerset Police Department, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, Army Corps of Engineers, and the Christian Aid Ministries from Tennessee.
The two men were found not far from where Buck Creek enters into the Cumberland River near the Pulaski-McCreary County line. They put their boat in at the Cave Creek Boat Ramp.
Their truck and trailer were found at the ramp, but neither man nor the boat had been located until now. Family members previously said debris from the boat had been spotted in the water.
Funeral arrangements for both are being handled by Southern Oaks Funeral Home in Somerset.
Source: WBKO
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