Campbellsville Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a reported boating accident near Smith Ridge Boat Ramp on Green River Lake at 9:50pmET (8:50pmCT) on Monday night, August 22, 2022. Upon arrival, firefighters interviewed the reporting party who heard some type of boat accident west of the loading ramp. A recon (recovery control) team was sent to assess the situation while other personnel were launching additional watercraft.
Upon arrival of the recon team, they found a bass boat approximately 30' into the wood line with a male subject pinned underneath boat. The patient was conscious and did have injuries. No other victims were on board. Crews extracted the patient from underneath the boat and started providing medical care, requesting Air Evac for a scene flight. The patient was flown via Air Evac to UL Hospital in Louisville.
Special operations crews then responded back to the accident location to search for a missing pet and mitigated a significant fuel leak on the watercraft. This is still under investigation by the Taylor County Sherriff's Dept. and Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. No rescuers were injured during this rescue operation and 22 firefighters responded to the scene.
