Dispatch: Search underway for reported drowning victim in Northern Kentucky
THE WAY WITH BREAKING NEWS. AND THAT BREAKING NEWS YOU JUST HEARD FROM THE POLICE CHIEF OF CINCINNATI ANNOUNCING CHARGES. NOW, FOR FIVE PEOPLE AFTER THAT VIDEO THAT WENT VIRAL, CAPTURING A VIOLENT BEATDOWN IN THE STREETS OF CINCINNATI. AND THANKS FOR JOINING US AT 5:00. I’M MIKE DARDIS. GOOD EVENING TO YOU. I’M SHEREE PAOLELLO. FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE’RE ABLE TO SHARE MORE OF THAT VIDEO FOR YOU. WE’RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT HERE IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT FIRST, ANOTHER WEATHER IMPACT DAY FOR YOU WITH A HEAT ADVISORY. AND THOSE POP UP STORMS. CHIEF METEOROLOGIST KEVIN ROBINSON IS SHOWING US HOW LONG WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR A LITTLE RELIEF. HI THERE. HEY, GUYS. NEW WEEK, SAME ROUTINE OUT THERE. ANOTHER HOT DAY. AND IF THE SUN’S NOT BLAZING, WE’RE DEALING WITH DOWNPOURS. AND WE HAD DOWNPOURS EARLIER TODAY, SO THAT IS REALLY KIND OF SAVED US FROM THE MORE INTENSE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON. FORTUNATELY. BUT YOU SEE HERE AGAIN, NOW THAT THE ATMOSPHERE IS BEGINNING TO RECOVER, ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA OR AREAS KIND OF WEST OF I-75, YOU CAN SEE A FEW SCATTERED STORMS AND DOWNPOURS BEGINNING TO GO UP AROUND HERE THIS EVENING. SOME PARTICULARLY HEAVIER POCKETS OF RAIN THERE NEAR THE VERSAILLES, ANYWHERE FROM OSGOOD TO VERSAILLES, BASICALLY RIGHT ALONG 421, EVEN UP TOWARDS NAPOLEON. SO I DO THINK AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE WEST OF INTERSTATE 75 THIS EVENING, THAT INCLUDES PART OF THE METRO, TOO, IN SOUTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. I DO THINK THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR SOME ADDITIONAL SCATTERED DOWNPOURS, AND EVEN A COUPLE OF RUMBLES OF THUNDER THROUGH THE EVENING. MIKE AND SHEREE I AM TRACKING SOME SIGNIFICANT RELIEF ON THE WAY, AND I BET YOU WANT TO KNOW WHEN THAT GETS IN HERE COMING UP, AND WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT IT IN MY FULL WEATHER. KEVIN. THANK YOU. NOW I WANT TO GET BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS ABOUT THAT VIRAL VIDEO OF THE VIOLENCE DOWNTOWN. THIS HAPPENED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. BUT THIS AFTERNOON, THE FIRST TIME BOTH THE MAYOR AND THE POLICE CHIEF WERE WILLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON CAMERA. I DON’T CARE WHICH SIDE OF THE INCIDENT OR THE FIGHT THEY WERE ON. IF THEY PLACED THEIR HANDS ON SOMEBODY IN AN ATTEMPT TO CAUSE HARM, THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. WELL, BY NOW YOU’VE SEEN THE VIDEO ONLINE, FISTS FLYING DOWNTOWN, A WOMAN WAS SUCKER PUNCHED. THE VIRAL VIDEO NOW GETTING THE ATTENTION OF THE UNITED STATES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT A.G. UNDER PAM BIONDI, HARMEET DHILLON SAYING ON ABC’S THIS AFTERNOON THAT EVERY AMERICAN IS ENTITLED TO THE EQUAL PROTECTION OF OUR LAW. AND JUST MINUTES AGO, THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR CINCINNATI ANNOUNCING FIVE PEOPLE ARE FACING CHARGES IN THE FIGHT AND SHE EXPECTS MORE TO BE CHARGED. CHIEF TERRY G, TALKING ABOUT TRAFFIC SLOWING DOWN THE POLICE RESPONSE THE OTHER NIGHT AND ADULTS NEEDING TO BE BETTER ROLE MODELS, ESPECIALLY INVOLVING ALCOHOL. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S RACHEL WHELAN BEGINS OUR COVERAGE LIVE WITH HER MESSAGE. HI THERE RACHEL. HEY, GUYS. YES, THE CHIEF SAID THAT FIVE PEOPLE HAVE NOW BEEN CHARGED IN THIS INCIDENT, AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR MORE. SHE WOULDN’T DIVULGE INTO THE CHARGES. AND WHAT EXACTLY THOSE CHARGES ARE GOING TO BE, OR IDENTIFYING ANY OF THE SUSPECTS. BUT AS YOU HEARD, SHE SAID THAT ANYONE WHO LAID A HAND IN THIS FIGHT WILL BE RECEIVING THOSE CHARGES. NOW, IF WE LOOK AT THE VIDEO, YOU CAN SEE A MAN WHO APPEARS TO BE STRUGGLING TO GET UP, AND HE’S REPEATEDLY KICKED AND HIT BY MULTIPLE PEOPLE. AND ANOTHER VIDEO, A WOMAN IS SEEN BEING PUNCHED, FALLING TO THE GROUND AND HER HEAD SLAMMING ONTO THE CONCRETE. WE ASKED THERESA. WE ASKED THE POLICE CHIEF HOW THE VICTIMS ARE DOING. SHE SAID SHE WASN’T SURE IF THEY HAD BEEN TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT THEY SEEMED AS GOOD AS THEY COULD BE ON THE SCENE. BASED ON THE BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE. AGAIN, FAR FIVE PEOPLE SO FAR HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN THE EVENT, BUT THE CHIEF WOULD NOT IDENTIFY OR GIVE A LIST OF THE CHARGES THEY WILL BE FACING. SHE SAYS WHAT SHE SEEMED TO BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WAS THAT OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU SEE IN THESE VIDEOS, AND OF ALL THE VIDEOS THAT WERE TAKEN, ONLY ONE PERSON CALLED 911. THAT CALL CAME IN AROUND 3:00. OFFICERS ARRIVED AT 312. WE ASKED HER WHY OFFICERS WEREN’T THERE EARLIER. SHE SAID THEY WERE ALL AT THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT DUE TO ALL OF THE EVENTS HAPPENING DOWNTOWN OVER THE WEEKEND. AND YOU CAN IMAGINE TRAFFIC WAS DIFFICULT AS WELL. SHE SAID SHE WAS VERY PROUD OF HER STAFF FOR GETTING THERE IN THE MANNER AND THE TIME THAT THEY DID. SHE ALSO AGAIN WANTED TO STRESS JUST HOW MANY EVENTS WERE GOING ON IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI. THERE WERE OVER 150,000 PEOPLE DOWNTOWN, AND SHE CALLS THIS A SUCCESS, THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED. TAKE A LISTEN. LET ME BE CLEAR. ANYONE ANYONE WHO PUT THEIR HANDS ON ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL DURING THIS INCIDENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO CAUSE HARM, WILL FACE CONSEQUENCES. I DON’T CARE WHICH SIDE OF THE INCIDENT OR THE FIGHT THEY WERE ON. IF THEY PLACED THEIR HANDS ON SOMEBODY IN AN ATTEMPT TO CAUSE HARM, THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. AND AGAIN, CHIEF SAYS THAT INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO IDENTIFY EVERYONE INVOLVED. THEY SAY THEY’VE ALREADY GOTTEN A LOT OF TIPS FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE HELPED THEM LEAD TO THE ARREST THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE, AND THEY’RE URGING EVERYONE WHO HAS INFORMATION TO REACH OUT AND CALL CRIME STOPPERS. I’M REPORTING AT DISTRICT ONE HEADQUARTERS, RACHEL WHELAN, WLWT NEWS FIVE.
Dispatch: Search underway for reported drowning victim in Northern Kentucky
Updated: 7:52 PM EDT Jul 28, 2025
Multiple crews are searching for a reported drowning victim in Northern Kentucky. Video above: Headlines from WLWT News 5According to Campbell County dispatchers, units with Boone and Campbell counties are responding to the scene on the Licking River. Kenton County dispatchers say the search began just after 4 p.m. This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more information. This story was curated by Hearst’s WLWT Alert Desk.Sharing brings us closer together. If this story happened near you, share this article with friends in your area using the WLWT mobile app so they can read along with you. The WLWT app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.
COVINGTON, Ky. —
Multiple crews are searching for a reported drowning victim in Northern Kentucky.
Video above: Headlines from WLWT News 5
According to Campbell County dispatchers, units with Boone and Campbell counties are responding to the scene on the Licking River.
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Boone County water rescue on scene of reported drowning in the Licking River
Kenton County dispatchers say the search began just after 4 p.m.
This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more information.
This story was curated by Hearst’s WLWT Alert Desk.
Sharing brings us closer together. If this story happened near you, share this article with friends in your area using the WLWT mobile app so they can read along with you. The WLWT app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.
Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wlwt.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.