Livingston County investigating death on the river
January 6, 2018
WPSD Staff
UPDATE: The coroner’s office says 38-year-old Robert Bradley Dawson of Oak Grove, Louisiana fell off a company barge into the river.
Dawson fell off a company barge into the river about two miles south of the Smithland Lock and Dam.
Dawson worked for Kirby Inland Marine.
Investigators say he was pronounced dead at the scene; his death was accidental.
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KY – Livingston County coroner’s office is investigating a death that occurred on the river.
A deputy said it is an accidental, work-related death, not criminal or suspicious.
The person was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators cannot release a name at this time, but did say the person fell off a company barge around 3:15 PM Saturday, January 6th.
Investigators were not able to release the cause of death.
The coroner’s office was assisted by Livingston County Emergency Management, EMS, and Smithland fire department.
We will update this story with information as it comes in.
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LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -
A barge worker has died in what's being called a work-related accident in Livingston County, Kentucky.
According to the coroner, it happened on Saturday, Jan. 6 around 2 p.m.
A 38-year-old Louisiana man fell off of a barge into the Ohio River.
It happened about two miles south of the Smithland Lock and Dam.
The man was pulled from the river shortly after he fell.
The coroner said the man died at the scene and his death is ruled as an accident.