The Boone County Water Rescue Team pulled the body of a motorcyclist out of the Ohio River on Monday, almost two days after they were ejected into the river during a crash on the Taylor Southgate Bridge.
Officials said the motorcyclist, who has not been identified, was driving northbound on the bridge around 8 p.m. Saturday when they collided with another vehicle. The motorcyclist was then "ejected over the side of the bridge" into the water. The crash also shut down the bridge for hours.
Two witnesses from the crash jumped into the river to try and save the motorcyclist, Boone County Water Rescue said. One witness was rescued by the team, while the other was picked up by a civilian boat.
Boone County Water Rescue said they deployed crews to search the water for hours Saturday night before they wrapped up at 1 a.m. They once again searched the river from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Watch our coverage of the recovery efforts in the video player below:
The motorcyclist's body was then discovered around 5:40 p.m. Monday, Boone County Water Rescue said. Their body was recovered near the Roebling A. Suspension Bridge.
The body has been transported to the Campbell County Coroner's Office, Boone County Water Rescue said.
Boone County Water Rescue said multiple departments helped with the crash and search, including the Cincinnati and Newport police and fire departments, the Covington Fire Department and the Hamilton County Police Association's Underwater Search & Recovery Unit.
Hear from friends and family who assisted in the search for the 23-year-old motorcyclist in the video below:
