FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — On Sunday afternoon, authorities were seen searching for a missing man on Elkhorn Creek in Franklin County, who reportedly went underwater while they were tubing on Saturday, the missing man's fiancé told LEX 18.
According to the fiancé, five of them were tubing on the river near Still Waters campground when the tube overturned. Four people made it out of the creek while one man, identified as 25-year-old Michael Looby by his family, reportedly went underwater.
LEX 18 on the scene added that Kentucky Fish & Wildlife are utilizing two boats and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office has a drone in the sky.
Further, FCSO Chief Dwayne Depp reported that on Saturday, search efforts were suspended when the current became too strong to continue due to heavy rainfall. They continued on Sunday morning where teams were seen searching the Kentucky River.
Depp added that a crew with the Lexington Fire Department has arrived on the scene to help in the search efforts.
This is a developing story and LEX 18 will have more information as it becomes available.
