Three people who died in flooding identified in Madison County

By: Sarah Ladd, McKenna Horsley, Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 601

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The three people who died in weekend floods in Madison County have been identified.

According to the Madison County Coroner, John Powell, 57, drowned after his basement apartment flooded. Patricia Beck, 51, died at the same location. Garnett Isbell, 73, died after his car was swept off the highway on Page Creek Road in Richmond in a presumed drowning. A fourth person died in Jackson County.

Gov. Andy Beshear said in a Sunday …

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