RedactedNarrative: On the evening of June 20, 2019 at approximately 11:00 PM, Operator and four other individuals decided to go out on the Ohio River from Rosiclare, IL for a night of bowfishing. The boat all 5 men were in was a very small aluminum jon boat which did not exceed 16' in length and was, according to interview, known to be rather narrow in width around 54". According to Operator, the boat was manufactured in 1962 and the Mercury outboard was 35hp and was manufactured in 1985. The boat also supposedly had an elevated bow platform to aid in bowfishing that was made from scaffolding. 
  
  	According to in-person interviews and witness statements obtained by Hardin County Illinois Sheriff's Department, the boat with these 5 men had just launched and traveled across the majority of the river to the Kentucky side when the accident occurred. The operator told officers with KDFWR that he had just began a left-hand turn to travel up river and parallel with the KY bank at a distance of no more than "50 yards or so" from the bank. At this time, Operator said that it felt like their boat entered very swift current or an "eddie" causing the bow to abruptly go under, consequently sinking the jon boat. It should also be noted that the OH River at this time on 6/20 was very high and producing abnormally swift current. 
  
  	All 5 men entered the swift current without life jackets as only a small portion of the jon boat remained visible above the water line. As recounted the missing individual began to swim toward the KY bank. Subject3 started to swim toward the farthest bank in Illinois until he was told by Operator to reverse his direction and swim to the KY bank. Once Operator successfully got Subject3 to the bank, he swam back out and grabbed a length of rope still attached to the mostly submerged boat and went after Subject4. He was successful in finding Subject4 as the two men held onto the boat as a flotation device. As they continued drifting downriver in the darkness, they drifted somewhat closer to the bank prompting Operator to try and swim to shore pulling the boat and Subject4 with him. Operator told officers it was at this point that an unknown jolt pulled the rope from his hands leaving Subject4 continuing to float downriver with instructions from operator to wait for search and rescue. Operator made it to shore. Moments earlier during the float downriver with the boat, they began to yell for their 3 friends. Two others were able to respond and yell back, victim did not. Witness accounts however recall hearing "hard panting" believed to be the missing individual. 
  
  	By the time rescue did arrive for Operator, the other 3 survivors were already on the boat. The victim was still missing however. 
  
  
  