Missing boater found, arrested for intoxication

LAKE CUMBERLAND, KY (WAVE) - A boater who disappeared on Monday evening was found on Tuesday, and then quickly taken into custody.

Edward Grady, 55, of Lexington disappeared on Lake Cumberland after his boat hit a log and knocked off the motor near Conley Bottom.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife were able to ping his cell phone around 6:20 Tuesday morning. Rescue workers found Grady nearly six hours later and four miles from the where he hit the log.

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Police say Grady was highly intoxicated when they found him.

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