Coroner ID’s man killed in kayak incident in Piqua

PIQUA — One man is dead after a kayak flipped over in Piqua near the Great Miami River late Sunday afternoon, according to Piqua Police.

The Miami County Coroner’s Office identified the man Monday as Kyle Ratcliff, 29, of Quincy.

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Fisherman found a kayak with no one in it at the 1000 block of S. Main Street and notified Piqua Police at approximately 5:10 p.m.

Officers pulled Ratcliff from the river and transported him to Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy.

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Ratcliff was pronounced deceased at the hospital.

No foul play is suspected at this time and all indications are that was an accident, according to police.

We will continue updating this story.

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