The Chilton County Sheriff's office is releasing the identities of two boaters who died after their vessel capsized on the Coosa River late Tuesday night.

The bodies of John L. Tice Jr. of Montgomery and Jason P. Thomas of Marbury were located by divers in the water just below the Mitchell Dam just before noon Wednesday.

Thomas' son, an unidentified 14-year-old, was found six hours earlier by a passing boater. The boy was clinging to a piece of concrete in the river.

The boy told authorities he, his father and his father's friend were fishing around midnight when the boat started taking on water. All three individuals quickly ended up in the water.

Verbena Fire & Rescue, Care Ambulance Service, and the Chilton County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the scene where they found the boat floating upside down in the water.

MONTGOMERY, AL  - The roadway can pose a serious problem when travelling during the 4th of July weekend. That is why The Council on Substance Abuse-NCADD, Central Alabama Law Enforcement Committee (CALEC), Alabama Department of Public Safety and Alabama Marine Police and surrounding law enforcement agencies say they will be cracking down on impaired driving June 30th - July 4th.  

Statistics gathered from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over the past 25 years show that, on average, nearly half of all deadly traffic crashes over each year’s July 4th holiday involved some level of alcohol.  

Alcohol impairs many of the skills that safe driving requires, including judgment, concentration, comprehension, coordination, visual acuity and reaction time.

ELMORE CO., AL - If you weren’t able to join the fun this past Saturday at the Key Largo Bar & Grill you really missed a stupendous fund-raising event for our shelter!  We can’t thank The Predators Motorcycle Association enough for such a super Cruisin' fer Critters!  They pulled out all the stops and this 9th year topped all the others as they will be donating OVER $6000 to our shelter to help our animals!!  So many people made this a success and we are so appreciative of all the Predators and their family and friends; the Key Largo staff; all those who came out to ride; a great River Region band - MaMa SaiD; and all of the following sponsors: Herman Theresa Daniels, Taylor Crossing Animal Hospital, Carriage Hills Animal Hospital, Buddy Burton, Frank "Stogie" Ander, John "Wild Wild" West, Robyn "Sweet Pea" Justice, Brian "BAM BAM" Smith, Papa T's, Gen Pack, Progressive Insurance, Stuckey's Club, Nick Girdner, Montgomery Family Medicine, Cousins Insuran