1 Dead After Boat Capsizes
Published: April 28, 2009
BATAVIA, Ohio - Ohio authorities say one man died and three people were rescued when a boat capsized in a lake at a state park.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Beth Ruth says a 50-year-old man died and his body was recovered Monday afternoon from Harsha Lake in southwest Ohio’s East Fork State Park. Officials have not released his name.
Authorities say the three others were not hurt.
Officials say they don’t know why the boat capsized.
The Clermont County Coroner’s Office says the dead man likely drowned, and an autopsy is expected Tuesday.
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