{"id":3128,"date":"2026-07-23T14:41:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=3128"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:41:48","slug":"a-boaters-photo-may-be-the-last-picture-of-5-people-who-drowned-in-an-ohio-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=3128","title":{"rendered":"A boater\u2019s photo may be \u2018the last picture\u2019 of 5 people who drowned in an Ohio river"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLUMBUS, Ohio \u2014 Marcus L. Martin felt instant trepidation Sunday when he saw five adults wading thigh- and waist-deep in the Scioto River. A frequent boater on the Ohio waterway, the Baptist pastor knew the area where they were standing to be treacherous. He believes the people he captured in a photo to be the ill-fated group that drowned that day.<\/p>

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\u201cI just remember being taught that area was kind of dangerous, in the sense of there being steep slopes\u201d and a quick drop-off into the river, he told The Associated Press. A few years earlier, Martin had warned a pair of young people playing in the water at that same spot to \u201cbe very careful.\u201d<\/p>

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He saw five adults in the water and two children playing on the grassy bank nearby, tracking the description of the group provided by Delaware County authorities after the drownings.<\/p>

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