Body Recovered Near Yahoo Falls Area of Big South Fork NRRA

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Body Recovered Near Yahoo Falls Area of Big South Fork NRRA

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Sept. 17, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

A vehicle containing the body of Gurnie Lee Watson, who had been reported missing last March, was discovered the evening of Sept. 14, 2016, submerged in the water at the Big Creek Boat Launch, near Yahoo Falls.

The body was recovered with the assistance of McCreary County Sheriff's Office, and Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources.

An investigation is being conducted by the National Park Service and McCreary County Sheriff’s Office.

No additional information is available at this time.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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