Marly Kinney, 19, Found Dead in Grayson Lake as Boater Faces DUI Charge

Q: The boat operator was intoxicated, but how did Marly Kinney actually end up in the water?

Marly Kinney reportedly entered the water after going overboard from the rented pontoon boat to use the bathroom and did not return. That account comes from the additional reporting tied to the case, which says she either “jumped off” or “dived overboard” for that purpose around 4 p.m. Her phone and other belongings were left on the boat, and the friends with her did not immediately realize she was missing. Investigators were also unable, at least initially, to get a precise location on the lake where she entered the water. What is publicly established is that the boat’s operator, Cameron Conley, was later charged with boating under the influence after authorities said his blood alcohol level was 0.137%, above Kentucky’s 0.08% legal limit. But that charge does not by itself explain the exact mechanics of how Kinney ended up in the lake; the available reporting indicates she voluntarily went overboard and then disappeared. Authorities have not yet released a final investigative finding on the full sequence of events. The Carter County Coroner responded after her body was recovered Sunday, and the State Medical Examiner’s Office is expected to determine the official cause of death. The case remains under investigation.

3 articles · Updated · WDRB · Jun 29

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife recovered 19-year-old Marly Kinney's body at 3:45 p.m. Sunday in Grayson Lake, ending the search after she vanished Wednesday.
Cameron Conley, 23, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of operating a boat while intoxicated after the female passenger did not return with friends from a rented pontoon boat.
A citation said troopers smelled alcohol, saw bloodshot glassy eyes and recorded a preliminary breath test of .137 after Conley said he had been drinking while operating the boat.
Boats, divers, sonar, helicopters, drones, ATVs and K9 and cadaver dogs joined the multiagency search; Kinney's cause of death remains undetermined and the case is still under investigation.