The search for James Hutchinson: ‘Uncontrollable elements’ add difficulty in recovery from Ohio River
Rick McCrabb
Recovering a body from a river is “difficult” under idea conditions, but when the water level is elevated and the current is swift, the search becomes more dangerous and lowers the odds of a recovery.
“A needle in a haystack” is how Capt. Rick Bucheit from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office described a river recovery. “There are so many variables. When you consider all of them, you realize how difficult it can be.”
Bucheit said those searching for the body of a 6-year-old Middletown boy, who allegedly was thrown into the Ohio River near Lawrenceburg, Ind., by his mother and her boyfriend, are dealing with increased water speeds that are carrying large amounts of debris.