Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston reports that at 1:43pmCT on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 the Russell County Sheriffs Office, Kentucky State Police, South Russell Fire Dept, Russell County Search & Rescue, and the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife responded to Wolf Creek Dam on the river side to a boating accident.
Several fisherman were near the dam area fishing, when one of the boats capsized causing a Russell County man, 77-year-old Paul E. Wooldridge, to fall overboard. Fishermen near the scene attempted to rescue Wooldridge, but couldn't. Russell County Coroner Mark Coots pronounced Wooldridge dead at approx. 2:20pmCT on Wednesday with preliminary cause of death being drowning.
The Dept. of Fish and Wildlife is investigating the incident. The Russell County Coroners office and other area firefighters assisted at the scene.