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 aboard the boat and that four were rescued after the accident shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday. He said three of those rescued were children and that they 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 the barge was in a construction site about a mile upstream from the Clark Memorial Bridge. He said authorities planned to search for survivors until Sunday night, and that the Civil Air Patrol was helping in the search.
