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Last updated on Thursday, September 13, 2018
(NEWBURGH DAM) - Indiana Conservation Officers are continuing search efforts near the Newburgh Dam for an Owensboro man that went missing after a boating accident this past Sunday.
Efforts have been limited to surface searches due to challenging water conditions and debris in the river. Future updates will be posted if new information arises.
Earlier - The man missing after a boating accident at the Newburgh Lock and Dam has been identified as 45-year-old Steven O. Burks from Owensboro, Kentucky.
The man with him at the time of the incident that was rescued from the face of the dam is identified as 48-year-old Paul W. Warrenfeltz also of Owensboro, Kentucky.
Multiple agencies resumed searching the Ohio River for Steven Burks and his boat this morning at 7 a.m.
Earlier: Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a boating accident that resulted in the rescue of an Owensboro KY man and the disappearance of a second Owensboro KY man.
The boat they were in was pulled into the Newburgh Dam by water current after the motor of their boat failed to start. Before the boat submerged, one of the individuals was able to put on a lifejacket and then climb onto a ledge of the dam.
Officers from the Newburgh Police Department and members of the Yankeetown and Newburgh Fire Departments were able to rescue the man by lowering a rope to him and pulling him to safety.
The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Newburgh Lock and Dam on the Ohio River.
Responding agencies included the Warrick County Sheriffs Department, Newburgh Police, Newburgh Fire Department, Henderson City/County Rescue, Henderson City Fire and Indiana Conservation Officers.
Rescue crews are still searching for the missing boat and boater.
The names of the men are not yet being released. Updates will come as new information arises.
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