The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, 27 Mar 1964, Fri • Page 1
One Dead, One Missing After Boat Mishap
BARLOW, Ky., March 26 One man is dead and another is presumed to have drowned following the capsizing of a fishing boat in Ohio River backwater late Wednesday.
A third occupant of the boat suffered exposure and shock during a five-hour Interval before rescuers came.
The victims:
David Donald Dennis, 33, Barlow. A coroner's Jury today ruled bis death to be accidental due to shock and exposure.
Jerry Baker, about 30, Barlow. He has been missing since Wednesday night not long after he started to swim to safety and for help.
Pete Dusch, 35, Barlow. He suffered from shock and exposure during the long ordeal until help came.
State Trooper E. L. Fowler made this report:
The three men had attended to a fishing net some six miles east of Barlow and perhaps three to four miles from, the nearest land.
As they were returning to land, Dennis, who had been operating the boat, decided to yield the chore to one of the other two men. While the exchange was taking place, apparently at a time when all three men were on the same side of the boat, the craft capsized and the men were thrown into the water.
Swam Or Drifted
The men swam or drifted to an area of brush and trees about which is submerged, by backwater.
Dennis, reportedly hysterical from the accident and from exposure to the air and water after a cold front had moved in, was tied to a tree by one or both of his friends.
The time of the death of Dennis was not known. But he was dead when rescuers came to the scene just before 11 p.m., some five hours after the boat had turned over.
Sometime during the night, perhaps an hour before the body of Dennis and Dusch were found, Baker decided to try to swim for help. The water was swift and Baker apparently ran into difficulty, but he called to his companions a few minutes later that he had climbed on a tree log and was safe. Nothing further has been heard from Baker although authorities and volunteers have searched the area thoroughly.
During the night, Michael Alcock, and a brother of David Dennis went into the area to search for the three missing men. They passed near the location where Dennis and Busch had been waiting for help but, somehow, no contact was made between the men In the water and the men in the boat.
The boat continued on, Dennis and Dusch later were found by the men in the boat as the craft apparently was returning to the landing from where it came. Dusch and the body of Dennis were brought to shore. A thorough search was made in the area, but authorities assumed that Baker's body was hung in heavy brush and will not be found until the floodwater recedes.
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The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, 03 Apr 1964, Fri • Page 1
Body Found In River Backwater
BARLOW, Ky., April 3-The body of Jerry Baker Sr., 30, missing since, March 25 following a boat accident, was found today in backwater of the.Ohio River about 300 yards south of Highway 118.
Residents of the area spotted the body floating in shallow backwater five or six miles from the Ohio, and flagged W. M. Allen and Robert Lusk, of me Kentucky Division of Boating, who were in the area searching for Baker.
The division representatives had been patrolling the area looking for the body since the accident .
The body was found in a bushy, remote area, and a tractor had to be used to bring out the body.
A companion, David D. Dennis, 35, Barlow, also died as a result of the mishap. His death was blamed on shock and exposure.
The cause of Baker's death has not been determined.
The two men and Pete Dusch, 35, Barlow, were in a fishing boat when Dennis reportedly decided to let one of the other men operate the craft. It capsized at a time when all three men apparently were on the same side of the boat.
All three men made their way to a nearby brush and wooded area.
Several hours later, Baker reportedly decided to try to swim for help. He apparently ran into difficulty, but he called to his friends that he was on a tree tog and was safe. There ,was no further contact with him.
Some five hours after the boat capsized, two searchers found Dennis and Dusch. Dennis was dead.
High Water, Cold Weather
The tragedy took place at a time when floodwaters covered thousands of acres of land and just as bitterly cold weather moved in.
Baker's body was recovered near the scene, where he was believed to have been when he last reported to his companions.
Baker, a veteran of the Korean conflict was a member of the Christian Church at South Coffeyville, Okla. He 'came here during the early 1950s during construction of the atomic energy plant in McCracken County.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Mildred Miller Baker; a son, Jerry Baker Jr.; a daughter, Eva Jane Baker; his mother, Mrs. Jewell Hodges, South Coffeyville; a brother, George Baker, South Coffeyville; a sister, Mrs. Rex Holeman, and a grandmother, Mrs. C. L. Martin, both of Coffeyville, Kansas.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home here.
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The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, 05 Apr 1964, Sun • Page 9
Jerry Baker Rites Held
BARLOW, Ky., April 4 - Funeral services for Jerry Baker Sr.. 30, whose body was found Friday in backwater of the Ohio River, were held at 2 pm today at Jones Funeral Home here.
The Rev. Henry Hogue officiated. Burial was in Barlow Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Charles Allred, Larry Johnson, Jess Lane, Michael Allcock, Gene Owen, Clarence Berry, Charles Pear son and Louis Rice.
Baker and two companions were attending to a fishing net March 25 six miles east of Bar low when the boat they were in capsized, throwing them into swift backwater.
David Donald Dennis of Bar low died of shock and exposure, Pete Dusch survived the tragedy.
One Dead, One Missing After Boat Mishap
BARLOW, Ky., March 26 One man is dead and another is presumed to have drowned following the capsizing of a fishing boat in Ohio River backwater late Wednesday.
A third occupant of the boat suffered exposure and shock during a five-hour Interval before rescuers came.
The victims:
David Donald Dennis, 33, Barlow. A coroner's Jury today ruled bis death to be accidental due to shock and exposure.
Jerry Baker, about 30, Barlow. He has been missing since Wednesday night not long after he started to swim to safety and for help.
Pete Dusch, 35, Barlow. He suffered from shock and exposure during the long ordeal until help came.
State Trooper E. L. Fowler made this report:
The three men had attended to a fishing net some six miles east of Barlow and perhaps three to four miles from, the nearest land.
As they were returning to land, Dennis, who had been operating the boat, decided to yield the chore to one of the other two men. While the exchange was taking place, apparently at a time when all three men were on the same side of the boat, the craft capsized and the men were thrown into the water.
Swam Or Drifted
The men swam or drifted to an area of brush and trees about which is submerged, by backwater.
Dennis, reportedly hysterical from the accident and from exposure to the air and water after a cold front had moved in, was tied to a tree by one or both of his friends.
The time of the death of Dennis was not known. But he was dead when rescuers came to the scene just before 11 p.m., some five hours after the boat had turned over.
Sometime during the night, perhaps an hour before the body of Dennis and Dusch were found, Baker decided to try to swim for help. The water was swift and Baker apparently ran into difficulty, but he called to his companions a few minutes later that he had climbed on a tree log and was safe. Nothing further has been heard from Baker although authorities and volunteers have searched the area thoroughly.
During the night, Michael Alcock, and a brother of David Dennis went into the area to search for the three missing men. They passed near the location where Dennis and Busch had been waiting for help but, somehow, no contact was made between the men In the water and the men in the boat.
The boat continued on, Dennis and Dusch later were found by the men in the boat as the craft apparently was returning to the landing from where it came. Dusch and the body of Dennis were brought to shore. A thorough search was made in the area, but authorities assumed that Baker's body was hung in heavy brush and will not be found until the floodwater recedes.
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The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, 03 Apr 1964, Fri • Page 1
Body Found In River Backwater
BARLOW, Ky., April 3-The body of Jerry Baker Sr., 30, missing since, March 25 following a boat accident, was found today in backwater of the.Ohio River about 300 yards south of Highway 118.
Residents of the area spotted the body floating in shallow backwater five or six miles from the Ohio, and flagged W. M. Allen and Robert Lusk, of me Kentucky Division of Boating, who were in the area searching for Baker.
The division representatives had been patrolling the area looking for the body since the accident .
The body was found in a bushy, remote area, and a tractor had to be used to bring out the body.
A companion, David D. Dennis, 35, Barlow, also died as a result of the mishap. His death was blamed on shock and exposure.
The cause of Baker's death has not been determined.
The two men and Pete Dusch, 35, Barlow, were in a fishing boat when Dennis reportedly decided to let one of the other men operate the craft. It capsized at a time when all three men apparently were on the same side of the boat.
All three men made their way to a nearby brush and wooded area.
Several hours later, Baker reportedly decided to try to swim for help. He apparently ran into difficulty, but he called to his friends that he was on a tree tog and was safe. There ,was no further contact with him.
Some five hours after the boat capsized, two searchers found Dennis and Dusch. Dennis was dead.
High Water, Cold Weather
The tragedy took place at a time when floodwaters covered thousands of acres of land and just as bitterly cold weather moved in.
Baker's body was recovered near the scene, where he was believed to have been when he last reported to his companions.
Baker, a veteran of the Korean conflict was a member of the Christian Church at South Coffeyville, Okla. He 'came here during the early 1950s during construction of the atomic energy plant in McCracken County.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Mildred Miller Baker; a son, Jerry Baker Jr.; a daughter, Eva Jane Baker; his mother, Mrs. Jewell Hodges, South Coffeyville; a brother, George Baker, South Coffeyville; a sister, Mrs. Rex Holeman, and a grandmother, Mrs. C. L. Martin, both of Coffeyville, Kansas.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home here.
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The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, 05 Apr 1964, Sun • Page 9
Jerry Baker Rites Held
BARLOW, Ky., April 4 - Funeral services for Jerry Baker Sr.. 30, whose body was found Friday in backwater of the Ohio River, were held at 2 pm today at Jones Funeral Home here.
The Rev. Henry Hogue officiated. Burial was in Barlow Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Charles Allred, Larry Johnson, Jess Lane, Michael Allcock, Gene Owen, Clarence Berry, Charles Pear son and Louis Rice.
Baker and two companions were attending to a fishing net March 25 six miles east of Bar low when the boat they were in capsized, throwing them into swift backwater.
David Donald Dennis of Bar low died of shock and exposure, Pete Dusch survived the tragedy.
The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, 27 Mar 1964, Fri • Page 1
One Dead, One Missing After Boat Mishap
BARLOW, Ky., March 26 One man is dead and another is presumed to have drowned following the capsizing of a fishing boat in Ohio River backwater late Wednesday.
A third occupant of the boat suffered exposure and shock during a five-hour Interval before rescuers came.
The victims:
David Donald Dennis, 33, Barlow. A coroner's Jury today ruled bis death to be accidental due to shock and exposure.
Jerry Baker, about 30, Barlow. He has been missing since Wednesday night not long after he started to swim to safety and for help.
Pete Dusch, 35, Barlow. He suffered from shock and exposure during the long ordeal until help came.
State Trooper E. L. Fowler made this report:
The three men had attended to a fishing net some six miles east of Barlow and perhaps three to four miles from, the nearest land.
As they were returning to land, Dennis, who had been operating the boat, decided to yield the chore to one of the other two men. While the exchange was taking place, apparently at a time when all three men were on the same side of the boat, the craft capsized and the men were thrown into the water.
Swam Or Drifted
The men swam or drifted to an area of brush and trees about which is submerged, by backwater.
Dennis, reportedly hysterical from the accident and from exposure to the air and water after a cold front had moved in, was tied to a tree by one or both of his friends.
The time of the death of Dennis was not known. But he was dead when rescuers came to the scene just before 11 p.m., some five hours after the boat had turned over.
Sometime during the night, perhaps an hour before the body of Dennis and Dusch were found, Baker decided to try to swim for help. The water was swift and Baker apparently ran into difficulty, but he called to his companions a few minutes later that he had climbed on a tree log and was safe. Nothing further has been heard from Baker although authorities and volunteers have searched the area thoroughly.
During the night, Michael Alcock, and a brother of David Dennis went into the area to search for the three missing men. They passed near the location where Dennis and Busch had been waiting for help but, somehow, no contact was made between the men In the water and the men in the boat.
The boat continued on, Dennis and Dusch later were found by the men in the boat as the craft apparently was returning to the landing from where it came. Dusch and the body of Dennis were brought to shore. A thorough search was made in the area, but authorities assumed that Baker's body was hung in heavy brush and will not be found until the floodwater recedes.
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The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, 03 Apr 1964, Fri • Page 1
Body Found In River Backwater
BARLOW, Ky., April 3-The body of Jerry Baker Sr., 30, missing since, March 25 following a boat accident, was found today in backwater of the.Ohio River about 300 yards south of Highway 118.
Residents of the area spotted the body floating in shallow backwater five or six miles from the Ohio, and flagged W. M. Allen and Robert Lusk, of me Kentucky Division of Boating, who were in the area searching for Baker.
The division representatives had been patrolling the area looking for the body since the accident .
The body was found in a bushy, remote area, and a tractor had to be used to bring out the body.
A companion, David D. Dennis, 35, Barlow, also died as a result of the mishap. His death was blamed on shock and exposure.
The cause of Baker's death has not been determined.
The two men and Pete Dusch, 35, Barlow, were in a fishing boat when Dennis reportedly decided to let one of the other men operate the craft. It capsized at a time when all three men apparently were on the same side of the boat.
All three men made their way to a nearby brush and wooded area.
Several hours later, Baker reportedly decided to try to swim for help. He apparently ran into difficulty, but he called to his friends that he was on a tree tog and was safe. There ,was no further contact with him.
Some five hours after the boat capsized, two searchers found Dennis and Dusch. Dennis was dead.
High Water, Cold Weather
The tragedy took place at a time when floodwaters covered thousands of acres of land and just as bitterly cold weather moved in.
Baker's body was recovered near the scene, where he was believed to have been when he last reported to his companions.
Baker, a veteran of the Korean conflict was a member of the Christian Church at South Coffeyville, Okla. He 'came here during the early 1950s during construction of the atomic energy plant in McCracken County.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Mildred Miller Baker; a son, Jerry Baker Jr.; a daughter, Eva Jane Baker; his mother, Mrs. Jewell Hodges, South Coffeyville; a brother, George Baker, South Coffeyville; a sister, Mrs. Rex Holeman, and a grandmother, Mrs. C. L. Martin, both of Coffeyville, Kansas.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home here.
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The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, 05 Apr 1964, Sun • Page 9
Jerry Baker Rites Held
BARLOW, Ky., April 4 - Funeral services for Jerry Baker Sr.. 30, whose body was found Friday in backwater of the Ohio River, were held at 2 pm today at Jones Funeral Home here.
The Rev. Henry Hogue officiated. Burial was in Barlow Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Charles Allred, Larry Johnson, Jess Lane, Michael Allcock, Gene Owen, Clarence Berry, Charles Pear son and Louis Rice.
Baker and two companions were attending to a fishing net March 25 six miles east of Bar low when the boat they were in capsized, throwing them into swift backwater.
David Donald Dennis of Bar low died of shock and exposure, Pete Dusch survived the tragedy.
One Dead, One Missing After Boat Mishap
BARLOW, Ky., March 26 One man is dead and another is presumed to have drowned following the capsizing of a fishing boat in Ohio River backwater late Wednesday.
A third occupant of the boat suffered exposure and shock during a five-hour Interval before rescuers came.
The victims:
David Donald Dennis, 33, Barlow. A coroner's Jury today ruled bis death to be accidental due to shock and exposure.
Jerry Baker, about 30, Barlow. He has been missing since Wednesday night not long after he started to swim to safety and for help.
Pete Dusch, 35, Barlow. He suffered from shock and exposure during the long ordeal until help came.
State Trooper E. L. Fowler made this report:
The three men had attended to a fishing net some six miles east of Barlow and perhaps three to four miles from, the nearest land.
As they were returning to land, Dennis, who had been operating the boat, decided to yield the chore to one of the other two men. While the exchange was taking place, apparently at a time when all three men were on the same side of the boat, the craft capsized and the men were thrown into the water.
Swam Or Drifted
The men swam or drifted to an area of brush and trees about which is submerged, by backwater.
Dennis, reportedly hysterical from the accident and from exposure to the air and water after a cold front had moved in, was tied to a tree by one or both of his friends.
The time of the death of Dennis was not known. But he was dead when rescuers came to the scene just before 11 p.m., some five hours after the boat had turned over.
Sometime during the night, perhaps an hour before the body of Dennis and Dusch were found, Baker decided to try to swim for help. The water was swift and Baker apparently ran into difficulty, but he called to his companions a few minutes later that he had climbed on a tree log and was safe. Nothing further has been heard from Baker although authorities and volunteers have searched the area thoroughly.
During the night, Michael Alcock, and a brother of David Dennis went into the area to search for the three missing men. They passed near the location where Dennis and Busch had been waiting for help but, somehow, no contact was made between the men In the water and the men in the boat.
The boat continued on, Dennis and Dusch later were found by the men in the boat as the craft apparently was returning to the landing from where it came. Dusch and the body of Dennis were brought to shore. A thorough search was made in the area, but authorities assumed that Baker's body was hung in heavy brush and will not be found until the floodwater recedes.
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The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, 03 Apr 1964, Fri • Page 1
Body Found In River Backwater
BARLOW, Ky., April 3-The body of Jerry Baker Sr., 30, missing since, March 25 following a boat accident, was found today in backwater of the.Ohio River about 300 yards south of Highway 118.
Residents of the area spotted the body floating in shallow backwater five or six miles from the Ohio, and flagged W. M. Allen and Robert Lusk, of me Kentucky Division of Boating, who were in the area searching for Baker.
The division representatives had been patrolling the area looking for the body since the accident .
The body was found in a bushy, remote area, and a tractor had to be used to bring out the body.
A companion, David D. Dennis, 35, Barlow, also died as a result of the mishap. His death was blamed on shock and exposure.
The cause of Baker's death has not been determined.
The two men and Pete Dusch, 35, Barlow, were in a fishing boat when Dennis reportedly decided to let one of the other men operate the craft. It capsized at a time when all three men apparently were on the same side of the boat.
All three men made their way to a nearby brush and wooded area.
Several hours later, Baker reportedly decided to try to swim for help. He apparently ran into difficulty, but he called to his friends that he was on a tree tog and was safe. There ,was no further contact with him.
Some five hours after the boat capsized, two searchers found Dennis and Dusch. Dennis was dead.
High Water, Cold Weather
The tragedy took place at a time when floodwaters covered thousands of acres of land and just as bitterly cold weather moved in.
Baker's body was recovered near the scene, where he was believed to have been when he last reported to his companions.
Baker, a veteran of the Korean conflict was a member of the Christian Church at South Coffeyville, Okla. He 'came here during the early 1950s during construction of the atomic energy plant in McCracken County.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Mildred Miller Baker; a son, Jerry Baker Jr.; a daughter, Eva Jane Baker; his mother, Mrs. Jewell Hodges, South Coffeyville; a brother, George Baker, South Coffeyville; a sister, Mrs. Rex Holeman, and a grandmother, Mrs. C. L. Martin, both of Coffeyville, Kansas.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home here.
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The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky, 05 Apr 1964, Sun • Page 9
Jerry Baker Rites Held
BARLOW, Ky., April 4 - Funeral services for Jerry Baker Sr.. 30, whose body was found Friday in backwater of the Ohio River, were held at 2 pm today at Jones Funeral Home here.
The Rev. Henry Hogue officiated. Burial was in Barlow Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Charles Allred, Larry Johnson, Jess Lane, Michael Allcock, Gene Owen, Clarence Berry, Charles Pear son and Louis Rice.
Baker and two companions were attending to a fishing net March 25 six miles east of Bar low when the boat they were in capsized, throwing them into swift backwater.
David Donald Dennis of Bar low died of shock and exposure, Pete Dusch survived the tragedy.
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