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Update: The name of the drowning victim has been released, Ryan Chad Hardin, 42, of Rochester.  Hardin's body was located just below the falls of the Dam.  The name of the survivor has not been released at this time.

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At approximately 9:45 a.m. this morning, Ohio County 911 Dispatch received a call about a boat going over the Rochester Dam.

According to officials, two men put a boat in the Green River on the Butler County side, near the Rochester Dam. After getting into the river, the men discovered the boat’s motor did not work.

The boat got caught in the current and headed toward the Rochester Dam, one man, who survived, jumped out of the boat, swam to shore, where he ran to a house and called 911. The other man stayed in the boat and drowned, his body was recovered by the Hartford Fire Department 's Search and Rescue. According to officials both men went over the dam.

The names of the two men involved have not been released.

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife is investigating the incident. The KDFW were assisted by the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office, Kentucky State Police, and Ohio County EMS.