RedactedNarrative: At approximately 05:50 on the morning of June 19th Ballard County Dispatch was notified by Cairo Police Department that subject who was putting his boat in the water at Cairo river front boat ramp had called in to report a boat floating upside down in the Ohio River just north of Hwy 51 bridge connecting Wickliffe, KY to Cario,IL. 
  
  I was notified about the boat that had been found by Ballard County Dispatch at approximately 06:30. I notified both Sgt. & Capt. and advised them of the call.  Before arriving on scene Cairo Police Dept. Officer went out with the original caller to see if he could get the registration off the vessel. 
  
  Officer was unable to I.D. the registration numbers on the vessel. A tug boat with Bunge Grain Company was able to tie off to the lower unit of the motor on the floating boat and secure it to there tug until Ballard county Emergency management could get there. Ballard county Emergency management contacted me while I was in route and advised he was going to attempt the boat down stream to Fort Defiance Park in Cario,IL.  
  
  When I arrived at Fort Defiance Park at approximately 07:15 Ballard County Search and Rescue where towing the boat down river to Fort Defiance Park when I arrived. While the boat was still being towed to the bank the bilge pump on the over turned vessel was running wide open.  Once the boat was taken out of the water and flipped over it appeared to have severe damage.  The throttle was pushed all the way in forward gear, and choke was raised. Also the ignition key was in the ON position and the kill switch was still attached to the boat. The boat was pulled to the top of the bank and taken to Ballard County Sheriffs office impound lot by Franks Towing Company. Massac county Sheriffs office was sent to the Registered owner of the boat residents to attempt to locate him. 
  
  We learned a short time later from subject2 that her husband and his brother had went fishing the evening of June 18th 2021 and hadn't been heard from since. Subject2 stated that they had left sometime around dark and had put the boat in at Joppa, IL. which is approximately 26 miles up river from where the boat was originally found floating. At Approximately 09:30 a fisherman located a body around river mile maker 977 on the Ohio River just north of Bunge Grain Company. 
  
  A tow boat with the grain company was able to snag the pants and secure the body until we arrived. I went out with Ballard Search and Rescue and the Ballard County Deputy Corner to recover the body. While in route to recover the first body found another body was located by a tow boat just above the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi River around river mile marker 981 on the Ohio River. Cairo Fire and Rescue was able to secure the second body found while recovered the first body. After recovering and identifying the first body. We went back down stream and recovered and identified the second body   from Cairo search and rescue. After both bodies where recovered and identified. Both of the deceased victims were transported to Morrow Funeral home and are going to be sent to Louisville, KY for Autopsy.  
  
  It is thought that the vessel hit something while in operation that caused the victims to become ejected and the vessel to capsize.
  