UPDATE: July 6 at 6:30 p.m.
The body of 25-year-old Nazar Svintizelskiy, who went missing following a boating collision on Herrington Lake on Saturday night, has been found.
According to the Mercer County Fire District, Svintizelskiy's body will be taken to Frankfort for autopsy.
In a statement to social media, the district went on to send their condolences to his family and thanked the multiple teams involved in the search.
"It took tremendous teamwork for a horrible incident and we thank everyone involved again," MCFD said.
According to a GoFundMe set up by the family, Svintizelskiy's father continues to recover from injuries sustained in the collision.
UPDATE: July 6 at 12 p.m.
According to the Mercer County Fire District, a specialized crew in Ohio has been dispatched to assist in locating the missing victim. The team is en-route, and a command center has been organized out of Pandora Marina.
"If you are on the lake, please be respectful of the rescuers and search team. This operation will remain active until the victim is recovered," the fire department wrote in a social media post.
A GoFundMe has been created to the aid the family as the search continues for one person.
As of 12 p.m. on Monday, search crews are back on the lake. The Mercer County Fire District asked community members to avoid the search area as they search for the missing individual.
Original story:
Mercer County and Boyle County authorities are investigating a boating collision that occurred on Herrington Lake in Mercer County Saturday evening that left four individuals with injuries and one individual missing.
According to the Mercer County Fire District, the fire department was dispatched along with Mercer County EMS to a boat collision on Herrington Lake along Herrington Woods Road after 8 p.m. Saturday.
The Mercer County Fire Department deployed a water rescue team and fire trucks to the Pandora Marina. There, one victim was recovered from the lake with "traumatic injuries." The victim was transported via helicopter to the University of Kentucky. Three other victims were recovered as well with minor injuries and were all transported to a Danville hospital.
Mercer County officials are still searching for the fifth person who was involved in the boating accident and is now currently missing. According to the Mercer County Fire District, dive teams and boats have been deployed from the Boyle County Fire Department for additional assistance.
"If you encounter emergency vehicles responding to or operating in the area, please slow down, use caution, and give responders plenty of room to work. Your cooperation helps ensure the safety of emergency personnel and the public," the Boyle County Fire Department wrote in a social media post.
This is an ongoing story, and LEX News will provide more information as it becomes available.
