HENRY COUNTY, Ohio — A 49-year-old Grand Rapids man is dead after falling off a boat in the Maumee River on Saturday, according to the Henry County Sheriff's Office.
Alex Smith's body was recovered after an hours-long water rescue along the Maumee River in Henry County on Saturday evening.
According to the sheriff's office, Smith fell off a boat around 6:40 p.m. and could not be located.
Several different rescue departments assisted with the water rescue near Texas, Ohio.
People were asked to stay away from the area between Wagners Campground and Mary Jane Thurston State Park while crews searched the water.
Smith's body was recovered at about 9:20 p.m. by a diver with the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department water rescue/dive team, who were assisting in the search.
Texas, Ohio is a small town on the Maumee River east of Napoleon and west of Grand Rapids.
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