LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – A boy’s body has been recovered, a week after his body was swept away in floodwaters in Rowan County.
The Rowan County coroner told WHAS11 News that Bryce Combs’ body was found not too far from Triplett Creek, just west of Morehead.
Officials say he was swept away by floodwaters after falling into a storm drain while playing in the water.
Combs was reported missing Sept. 9.
Search crews spent the entire week looking for the 9-year-old.
A volunteer with a search group found Bryce’s body after the water near the creek receded.
His mother released a statement thanking those who searched for her son.
Bryce’s body will be taken to Frankfort for an autopsy.