Officials said all air and water quality tests continue to show that there's never been detectable methanol in the air or water.

Salvage operations began Tuesday morning to remove two barges stuck in the Ohio River, one of which is loaded with methanol, a toxic chemical.

That was the message from Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and other officials Wednesday afternoon. 

The boater found the body on a portion of the river near Long Branch Road in Brandenburg, Kentucky, according to authorities. 

The search spans from Caesars Southern Indiana to Brandenburg, Kentucky, and Leavenworth, Indiana. 

The boat that crashed into the Second Street Bridge, causing all 15 loaded coal barges it was carrying to break free, has had an issue in the past.