1 missing, 4 injured in Fourth of July boating collision on Kentucky lake

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HARRODSBURG, Ky. (WXIX) – After a boating collision at a popular Kentucky lake, a specialized rescue team from Ohio is helping search crews find a missing victim.

The collision happened between a large boat and a pontoon on Herrington Lake, located about 115 miles south of Cincinnati. The lake is over 2,300 acres long with many sharp, winding curves. It is also the deepest lake in Kentucky.

Multiple emergency crews were called to Pandora Marina to help rescue the victims sometime after 8 p.m.

Water Rescue 6 rescued one person who sustained traumatic injuries. They were flown to the University of Kentucky Hospital via medical helicopter, according to the Mercer County Fire District.

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Three others were also rescued and transported to a hospital in Danville, officials say.

“Unfortunately one victim is still missing. Dive teams and boats have been deployed from Boyle County to continue search,” the fire district wrote online the day of the collision.

The situation appears to be the same on July 5 as the last victim remains missing.

“A specialized rescue crew has been dispatched from Ohio and is enroute,” the district wrote in an update. “If you are on the lake please be respectful of the rescuers and search teams. This operation will remain active until the victim is recovered.”

FOX19 NOW has reached out to Mercer County officials for more information on the crash. We are waiting to hear back.

Herrington Lake officials released a statement about the crash.

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