Body found at Grayson Lake identified as Marly Kinney
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A body identified as 19-year-old Marly Kinney has been recovered from the Grayson Lake in Carter County, according to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife on Sunday.
According to a release by the agency, Kinney’s body was located at 3:45 p.m. Kinney, originally from Ashland, Kentucky, had been missing since Wednesday afternoon, authorities say.
Officials say Kinney’s family has been notified, and the Carter County coroner responded to the scene .
The cause of death will be determined by the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort.
According to the release, game wardens with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources led an exhaustive search for Kinney after a missing person report indicated a female passenger did not return with a group of friends on a rented pontoon boat at Grayson Lake Marina.
Officials say search efforts focused on the water and shoreline with assistance from multiple county and state law enforcement agencies, first responders and volunteers that included boats, Ashland Fire Department divers, sonar, Kentucky State Police helicopters, drones, UTVs/ATVs and K-9 and cadaver dogs.
Agencies assisting Kentucky Fish and Wildlife in the search included Kentucky State Police, Ashland Fire Department, Grayson Fire Department, Carter County Emergency Management, Boyd County Emergency Management, Elliott County Sherrif’s Office, Elliott County Emergency Management, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Kentucky State Parks rangers, Lexington Fire Department, Sandy Hook Fire Department, England Hill Fire Department and more than 50 local volunteers.
This case remains under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the investigation is asked to contact Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement at 800-25-ALERT (25378) or Kentucky State Police Post 14 at 606-928-6421.
Information and questions may also be directed to the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Information Center at 800-858-1549, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (ET) weekdays, excluding state holidays, or at info.center@ky.gov.
