BUTLER, KY – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 6 Dry Ridge Post conducted a death investigation into a possible drowning near Butler in Pendleton County.
The Pendleton County Coroner’s Office determined that Mr. Singleton’s cause of death was the result of a medical condition and not a drowning incident.
Original News Release below:
BUTLER, Ky. (April 7, 2025) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 6 Dry Ridge Post is conducting a death investigation into a possible drowning near Butler in Pendleton County.
KSP Post 6 received a call of a possible drowning from a citizen who reported seeing a body in floodwaters wearing a life jacket. The Pendleton County Search and Rescue Team responded and recovered the body of Robert E. Singleton, age 66, of Butler, Ky. The investigation remains ongoing by KSP Post 6.
The Kentucky State Police were assisted at the scene by the Pendleton County Search and Rescue Team, the Pendleton County Coroner and the Pendleton County Sheriff’s Office.
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