Wickliffe, Ky.–The Marshall County Rescue Squad is assisting Ballard County Rescue today in the continuing efforts to locate a boat operator who went overboard in the Mississippi River last week.
Multiple agencies have been searching for the man, missing after his grocery delivery boat capsized at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers at Wickliffe Thursday. The boat from Economy Boat Store is used to deliver groceries to barges.
The boat capsized near the boat ramp at Wickliffe.
The missing operator of the boat is Tyler Morgan, 23, of LaCenter, Kentucky. Initial reports indicate he was wearing a personal flotation device but it was not zipped or buckled at the time. The boat was recovered with assistance from a crane on a nearby barge.
Marshall County Rescue Squad photo.