Rescue team rescues two stranded boaters on Barren River

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Technical Rescue Team and Bowling Green Fire Department rescued two stranded boaters Sunday night on Barren River.

Rescue personnel put boats in the water at the Lonnie White Boat Ramp at around 6:00 p.m. in an effort to find the boaters who became stranded in a boat when the boat’s motor gave out, rescue team chief Jason Duckett said.

The boaters got out of the boat to try to restart the motor and then clung to a tree. They got back into the boat and waited for rescue personnel to find them.

At about 7:10 p.m., the rescue team reached the boaters and by 7:43 p.m., the team was making its way back to land. The boaters were about one mile from the boat ramp in total darkness.