BUTLER, Ky. — A man was found dead along a riverbank in Butler, said Rob Braun, the spokesperson for Pendleton County Emergency Management.
Braun said the man was found Monday around 4 p.m. at the end of Mader Street near Butler Bridge.
Kentucky State Police said they received a call about a possible drowning after a citizen reported seeing a body wearing a life jacket in floodwaters.
The Pendleton County Search and Rescue Team recovered the body of 66-year-old Robert E. Singleton from Butler, KSP said.
After conducting a death investigation, KSP said the Pendleton County Coroner's Office determined Singleton's cause of death was not drowning, but a result of a medical condition.
Officials also found Singleton's canoe and what they believe is his truck.
Braun said Singleton was a member of the Lions Club and a lifelong environmentalist.
"(He) had a heart for making Pendleton County look good," Braun said.
Butler is one of two cities in Pendleton County that had mandatory evacuation orders lifted Monday. Residents must now show proof of residence before they're allowed to reenter city limits, officials said.
Hear more about the flooding damage in Butler in the video below:
