UPDATE: Body of missing canoeist found

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ)- The Laurel County Coroner’s Office says the body of a missing canoeist was found Thursday afternoon.

It says 70-year-old Leroy Stevens of Pulaski County accidentally drowned.

Search crews had been looking for Stevens since Tuesday night. They say Stevens and his son had been canoeing when the boat turned over. Officials say both men made it to shore, but Stevens decided to go back in to get some belongings. They say he didn’t resurface.

Rescue crews say the rough waters made their search of the Rockcastle River difficult.