Sunday, April 11, 2010
Pike County Aids In Recovering Body From Paintsville Lake
KENTUCKY...
Search and rescue crews from the Johnson County Rescue Squad, the Floyd County Emergency and Rescue Squad, a dive team from the Millard-East Shelbiana Fire Department, and a crew from Pike County Emergency Management aided in recovering the body of 68-year-old Paul Robinson after he drowned in the Paintsville Lake in Johnson County Saturday afternoon. Officials say, around 2:11 p.m., Robinson and his wife, Nancy, were "boating about five miles from the Paintsville Marina when their boat collided with another vessel, throwing the Robinsons into the lake. Nancy Robinson was safely rescued and taken to a hospital. Paul Robinson, who was hit on the head by his boat as it circled the area, and disappeared below the water, was recovered at about 5:30 p.m. Family members say Mr. Robinson was ordained as a minister Wednesday.
Search and rescue crews from the Johnson County Rescue Squad, the Floyd County Emergency and Rescue Squad, a dive team from the Millard-East Shelbiana Fire Department, and a crew from Pike County Emergency Management aided in recovering the body of 68-year-old Paul Robinson after he drowned in the Paintsville Lake in Johnson County Saturday afternoon. Officials say, around 2:11 p.m., Robinson and his wife, Nancy, were "boating about five miles from the Paintsville Marina when their boat collided with another vessel, throwing the Robinsons into the lake. Nancy Robinson was safely rescued and taken to a hospital. Paul Robinson, who was hit on the head by his boat as it circled the area, and disappeared below the water, was recovered at about 5:30 p.m. Family members say Mr. Robinson was ordained as a minister Wednesday.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 6:58 AM 
