NEW DEVELOPMENT IN GRAYSON LAKE DISAPPEARANCE

NEW DEVELOPMENT IN GRAYSON LAKE DISAPPEARANCE
 
Authorities have arrested 23-year-old Cameron Conley, the operator of the boat involved in the disappearance of 19-year-old Marly Kinney. He was taken into custody on a boating under the influence charge after Kentucky State Police responded to the scene and reported signs of intoxication.
Marly disappeared after entering the water during a day on Grayson Lake with a group of friends and has not been found despite ongoing search operations involving multiple rescue teams.
 
Investigators continue to interview witnesses and reconstruct The timeline, while noting that the arrest has not yet been officially linked to her disappearance beyond the boating incident.

A citation obtained by the outlets stated that state troopers who arrived at the scene alleged that they could smell alcohol on Conley and noted that he had bloodshot eyes and they questioned if he’d been drinking while boating.

Conley allegedly told the troopers that he had been drinking and consented to a breathalyzer test. The outlets reported his blood alcohol level was allegedly 0.137%, and troopers placed him under arrest for boating under the influence by 5:30 p.m. local time.The maximum blood alcohol content allowed for a person boating in Kentucky is 0.08%.Kinney has been missing since the incident, and officials are still working to locate the 19-year-old.

Game wardens with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, as well as Kentucky State Police, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Kentucky State Parks rangers and several local fire and sheriff’s departments are assisting in the search for Kinney, a spokesperson with the Department of Fish and Wildlife told PEOPLE.

“Search efforts are focused on the water at this time and include Kentucky State Police aerial support, drones, boats and K9 assistance,” the spokesperson said.

Kinney’s family told WSAZ in a statement that they were thankful for the community’s support amid the missing person search.

“We are very appreciative of the absolute surplus of support from law enforcement, search and rescue, first responders, and all of the community and its volunteers that are here with us and for us searching for Marly,” the family’s statement read.

“We do not even know how to express our absolute gratitude to you all. We continue to have faith she will be found and brought back to us. We know we have the very best people doing all they can to bring her home,” the statement added

According to the outlets, Conley was taken to the Carter County Detention Center on Wednesday and released the same day. He was charged with one count of operating a boat or watercraft while intoxicated or under the influence and is set to appear in court in July.Authorities told the outlets that anyone with information about the missing person investigation is asked to call 911.