Man dead in central Kentucky tubing accident

The search for a missing man involved in a tubing accident ended on Monday.

Kentucky Fish & Wildlife game wardens said a body was recovered in the Kentucky River, around two miles from where Elkhorn Creek meets the river

The Franklin County Coroner’s Office confirmed that 25-year old Michael Looby was pronounced deceased on Monday.

Emergency personnel were searching Elkhorn Creek for the missing man after a group of five tubers were pulled underwater by the current on Saturday.

A family member of one of the rescued tubers said they went floating on the creek at Still Waters Campground when the current swept them under a pile of debris.

He said four people in the five-person group were able to get to safety on the creek bank, but Looby was still missing.

Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Dwayne Depp said rescue team members used a drone and sonar equipment to look for the missing man.