2 are dead, 3 missing after boat capsizes

Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Two people were killed and three remained missing after the pontoon boat they were riding in hit a barge and capsized in the Ohio River, Kentucky authorities said Sunday.

Louisville Fire Chief Greg Frederick said nine people were on the boat and that four were rescued after the accident before 10 p.m. Saturday. He said three of those rescued were children who were wearing life jackets.

Frederick said the fatalities include one adult and one child. He said a child is among the missing. It’s unclear if they were wearing life jackets. No identifications have been released.

Frederick said Sunday evening that the search would continue today but that the Louisville Police Department is in command as the search turns from a rescue to a recovery effort.