Troy Corbit Burden
Kentucky Post, Friday, 27 July 1928, page 1
The Ohio River gave up Friday to the body of Troy Burden, 15, its first Campbell co. victim in 1928. Burden, who lived with his aunt, Mrs. Minnie Worthington, 127 W Fourth st. Newport, was drowned late Thursday when seized with cramps while swimming in the Ohio River at the mouth of the Licking River. The boy was swimming about 25 feet from the shore, when it is believed, he became exhausted and suffered a cramp. He sank below the surface despite the efforts of companions to save him.
John Herron and Ollie Powers, Newport patrolmen, who investigated learned Charles Clark, 14, of 11 E Fourth st; Edward Riley, 14 of 216 W Southgate st and Leo Johnson, 14 of 413 Central av. were swimming with Burden at the time. Riley seized Troys arm as the lad went under and himself was pulled below the surface. He was forced to abandon his efforts, he said when the drowning boy attempted to get a "death grip" on him. Clarke also went to the aid of the victim and suffered a cut foot in attempting to rescue him. The Covington Fire Department life saving squad responded to an alarm with a pulmoter and were in readiness to attempt resuscitation if he was brought to the surface.
The cries of Burden's companions attracted a large throng to the rive bank and rivermen, firemen and spectators dragged the spot where he went under with the grappling hooks, but failed to recover the body.
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Kentucky Post, Friday, 27 July 1928, page 6
Rivermen and friends were dragging the Ohio River Friday in an attempt to recover the body of Troy Burden, 16, of 127 W Fourth st. Newport, who drowned late Thursday when he was seized with cramps while swimming. The boy, a orphan, had lived with his aunt, Mrs. Minnie Worthington.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 28 July 1928, page 1
Friends and relatives were still searching Saturday for the body of Troy Burden, 15, of 127 W Fourth st. Newport, who was drowned Thursday, despite a report given out Friday that the body had been recovered. Newport police said they were told the body had been recovered but searchers on the river bank said the body was still missing.
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Kentucky Post, Sunday, 29 July 1928, page 4
Body of Troy Burden, 15, is recovered from the Ohio River at the foot of Columbia st. Newport, where he was drowned when seized with a cramp while in swimming.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 1 August 1928, page 1
Effors were being made Wednesday to determine if the body of a youth reported found in the Ohio River at Rising Sun, Ind. Tuesday is that of Troy Burden, 15, drowned Friday in the Ohio River at Newport. Mrs. Minnie Worthington, Burdens aunt, with whom he lived, said Wednesday if the description of the victim found at Rising Sun fits Troy she will go to the Indiana city in an effort to identify the body.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 2 August 1928, page 1
Body of a youth taken from the Ohio River at Rising Sun, Ind. Tuesday was that of Troy Burden, 15, of Newport, who drowned Friday, it was decided Thursday. Mrs. Minnie Worthington went to Rising Sun Wednesday to view the body, but the body had been buried. She identified a bathing suit taken from the victim as the suit worn by Troy when he was drowned. His body will not be returned to Newport until October, Mrs. Worthington said.