UPDATE: Feb. 3 at 10:55 a.m.
The Russell County Coroner's Office has identified the person who was killed after a boat capsized on Saturday morning.
According to the coroner, 44-year-old Armando Penaloza was pulled from the water and taken to the Russell County Hospital.
The coroner says Penaloza was pronounced dead at the hospital and his death is being investigated as a drowning.
Original Story:
One man is dead after his boat capsized in Russell County early Saturday morning, Russell County Search and Rescue reports.
Authorities responded to the scene involving two individuals around 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning. One man was rescued from the water, alert and conscious, while the other man was found unconscious. It is currently unclear how the boat capsized.
After both men were transported to a local hospital, "the unconscious male succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased," RCSR said.
