WABASH RIVER RESCUE

water-rescue

Authorities in Knox County say that everyone was rescued safely after a boat capsized Saturday afternoon on the Wabash River near the Lincoln Memorial Bridge at Vincennes. After the boat overturned, it then drifted downriver to near the Pearl City boat ramp. Four adults and three children were picked up by two rescue watercraft without incident and without injury. Multiple agencies were involved in the water rescue including the Knox County Sheriffs Department, Indiana State Police, and Vincennes Police.