Authorities identified the man who died after his boat struck a support column under a bridge in Lauderdale County over the weekend as Ricky D. Rodgers. The incident occurred on Pickwick Lake entering Second Creek near the Waterloo area in Lauderdale County.
Ricky was fatally injured when the aluminum fishing vessel he was operating hit the column on Second Creek Bridge. Rodgers, who was not wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the crash, was ejected from the vessel and pronounced dead at the scene.
We’ll keep you updated when further information on Ricky Rodgers’ service and memorial becomes available. In the meantime, we ask for your help and ask that you keep the family in your prayers as they deal with this unimaginable tragedy and grieve the death of a genuinely exceptional human being.
