Officials find body of 25-year-old man missing after boat collision
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- Svintizelskiy was found around 3:50 p.m. on July 6 in about 184 feet of water.
- His body was sent to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for autopsy.
- The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife is investigating the collision on Herrington.
Officials found the body of a 25-year-old man who had been missing for multiple days following a serious boat collision on Herrington Lake in Mercer County.
Nazar Svintizelskiy, 25, was found around 3:50 p.m. Monday, July 6, in 184 feet of water, according to the Mercer County Fire District. His body has been sent to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for an autopsy.
“It is a very sad ending for Nazar’s family but an opportunity for closure and ending of all the fake reports generated on social media,” the fire district said on Facebook. “The Mercer County Fire Department would like to send our deepest condolences to Nazar’s family and praying for continued healing of Nazar’s father.”
Officials had been searching for Svintizelskiy for multiple days after two boats collided on the lake Saturday. The search included several local agencies and a specialized rescue team from Dublin, Ohio, according to the fire district.
The crash sent four people to a hospital. One of the victims, Svintizelskiy’s father, was flown to University of Kentucky Hospital with serious injuries, while three others were transported to Danville for their injuries.
A GoFundMe fundraiser created for Svintizelskiy’s family says his father was put medically induced coma after he was brought to the hospital. No updates on his condition have been provided since Saturday, and the extent of his injuries is unknown.
The GoFundMe has raised more than $76,000 as of Tuesday morning.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife is investigating the collision. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office said the driver of the other boat that collided with Svintizelskiy’s boat was turned over to investigators the night of the crash, but no information on any potential charges has been provided.
Anyone with information about the crash can call the fish and wildlife department at 1-800-252-5378.
