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River Rescue Comes Up Empty

By Brian Hagen

05/06/2016

(KAIR)--A quick, and thorough response to the Missouri River at Atchison Friday afternoon following the report of an overturned boat.

That came around 2:30 when the boat was spotted on the south end of the river.

Rescue boats, including those belonging to the Atchison Fire Department and the Atchison County Rescue Unit, were launched, and the search began.

Less than an hour later, Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson told MSC News all boaters in the area were accounted for, and it's believed the boat had not been carrying any passengers. “The attention came about when somebody saw a flat-bottom boat, a fishing boat sized boat, without a motor, floating upside down in the river. When we check the area we found a vehicle with a trailer, obviously somebody's out on the river, we want to find them to make sure they're ok, and a short time ago we found them.”

The individuals with the trailer were not connected to the boat that led to the emergency response.

Also providing assistance at the scene was Atchison County EMS, along with other first responder volunteers.

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