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Body of one missing duck hunter found in Green County, KY

Report below updated by Larry Smith, following an on air interview with Ronnie Dooley, The Big Dawg, 99.9 FM, at 4:40pmCT/5:40pmET: The body of of the missing duck hunters, Harold Wethington, 77, Liberty, KY, was found in Green County, 26 miles downstream the the launch site at the tailwaters of the Green River Dam in Taylor County, KY. Green County Coroner Carol Ray pronounced Wethington deceased as a result of accidental drowning. The name of the other hunter, from Pulaski County, KY, is being withheld pending outcome of the search and positive identification
As many as 50 rescuers have been involved in search from Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Dept, Green County, Hart County, Butler County, Warren County, Taylor County Sheriff Dept, Dept of Fish & Wildlife, and Kentucky State Police. Click on headline for complete story w/photo(s)

From Ronnie Dooley, Public Affairs Officer, Campbellsville Fire & Rescue

At the present time Campbellsville -Taylor County Fire & Rescue are conducting a search on Green River in Taylor County for two missing men. The two men launched their boat yesterday morning, Friday, December 13, 2013, at Green River Boat Ramp just below the tail-waters of Green River Lake seven miles south of Campbellsville off Kentucky Highway 55 to duck hunt. When they failed to return, the family contacted the Campbellsville -Taylor County E 9-1-1 Center at 8:55pmET last night.



After arriving, the men's vehicle was discovered still in the parking lot's boat ramp which prompted an immediate search by Campbellsville -Taylor County Fire & Rescue. At 11:48pmeT, Friday night, the victim's boat was located approximately 14 miles down stream near the Taylor-Green County line. According to family members, the men were experienced hunters having hunted the area multiple times in the past.

As many as 50 rescuers have participated in the search from Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Dept, Green County, Hart, County, Butler, County, Warren, County, Taylor County Sheriff Dept, Dept of Fish & Wildlife, and Kentucky State Police. - RONNIE DOOLEY


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Search and Rescue Looking for Missing Hunters



2013-12-14 - Green River Dam - Photo by Lawrence Hamilton. Lawrence writes that at the time he took this photo, "Search and rescue is still underway at the Green River below the dam for two duck hunters who have been missing since 9 am Friday."
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