Teen’s death ruled an accident months after she vanished from boat party

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Ortiz-Lytle, C. (2026, September 17). Teen’s death ruled an accident months after she vanished from boat party. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/us-news/marly-kinneys-death-ruled-an-accident-months-after-she-vanished-from-boat-party/

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A grand jury in Kentucky ruled that the death of Marly Kinney, a 19-year-old who went missing during a boat party and was later found in Grayson Lake, was accidental. The medical examiner concluded her cause of death was drowning, with no signs of struggle or traumatic injury. Her blood alcohol level at the time of death was recorded as 0.268%, indicating significant intoxication.

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Marly Kinney, a 19-year-old from Kentucky, was found dead in Grayson Lake in Carter County on June 28 after going missing three days earlier during a boat party with ten friends. The cause of her death has been ruled an accidental drowning by the Carter County Commonwealth Attorney. There were no signs of struggle or traumatic injury, and all personal items found near her body were intact. Kinney's postmortem blood alcohol concentration was 0.268%, significantly above the legal driving limit in the United States, which is 0.08%. According to friends and family, Kinney had jumped off the boat to relieve herself but was mistakenly left behind when the boat sped away. The group had been drinking heavily and engaging in activities like jumping from a local landmark called "Sex Rock." Despite an extensive search involving cooperation from her friends, Kinney's body was only discovered days later.

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The death of a teenager who was pulled from a Kentucky lake after going missing during a boat party with her friends was accidental, a grand jury ruled. asserted

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There was no evidence of a struggle or a traumatic injury after the body of Marly Kinney, 19, was pulled from Grayson Lake, the Carter County Commonwealth Attorney announced. asserted

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All of Kinney’s personal items, such as her swimsuit and jewelry, were intact and undisturbed, according to the prosecutors. uncertain

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The medical examiner’s findings were consistent with drowning, but her postmortem blood alcohol concentration was noted at 0.268%, the attorney said. asserted

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Teen’s death ruled an accident months after she vanished from boat party

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