UPDATE Monday 6:54 PM

Crews and family members continued to search for any sign of a 20-year-old Parkersburg resident who has been missing since a boat capsized Saturday evening.

Family members of Jeremy Midcap waited at the Belpre access ramp Monday for any sign of their loved one.

Officials at the West Viriginia DNR said Saturday evening seven people were in a 19-foot bayliner, idling off the shore of Blennerhassett Island when it started taking on water and sank.

According to officials there were enough life jackets on board and everyone was scrambling for them when the boat capsized.

Five people made it safely to shore. Fifty-year-old David Midcap was recovered and later pronounced dead at a hospital but his son, Jeremy, is still missing.

Karen Byers, mother of Jeremy Midcap, said "He's just an outgoing person. He'd help anybody. He loved to work on vehicles...and he's got a nine-month-old baby. That's what's so sad about it."

According to the DNR choppy water, high winds, and a swift current contributed to the accident as well as unequal weight distribution of the passengers on the boat.

Sergeant Clyde Armstead said alcohol was found on the boat but it's unclear at this time who was drinking and it is under investigation.

Sergeant Armstead said Tuesday the search will continue with cadaver dogs on a boat with officials.

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UPDATE Sunday 10:30 PM

The search continues for a Parkersburg man who has been missing since a boating accident Saturday evening.

It happened around 6:00 off the shore of Blennerhassett Island.

West Virginia DNR Sergeant Stan Hickman says seven people were idling on the Ohio River on a 19-foot bayliner.

Sergeant Hickman says the driver turned upstream and the boat started taking on water.

He says there were enough life jackets on board and the passengers were scrambling to get them as the boat sank.

Seargeant Hickman says it only took about 20 seconds before the boat capsized.

Five people made it safely to shore.

50-year-old David Midcap was recovered and later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Crews have spent the past 24 hours searching for 20-year-old Jeremy Midcap.

The search has been called off for the night and will resume first thing Monday morning.

Sergeant Hickman says it does not appear the boat was over capacity.

The accident is still under investigation.

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UPDATE Sunday 10:17 A.M.

Crews are out searching the Ohio River Sunday morning for a person who has been missing since Saturday after a boating accident.

A West Virginia DNR officer said there were 7 people on board. Officials pronounced one person dead, five people made it safely to shore, and now officers are continuing the search for the seventh person.

The Wood County 911 Center said crews from several Wood County fire and volunteer fire departments are searching the river Sunday. The dispatcher said they are possibly sending divers out as well.

The WV DNR asked the 911 center to advise the U.S. Coast Guard and the Belleville locks and dams that they are searching.

The dispatcher said no sections of the river are closed. The area where crews are searching will be blocked off with their boats.

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UPDATE 11:55 P.M.

At least one person is dead Saturday night following a boating accident in the Ohio River. First responders spent several hours this afternoon searching for another person in the water.

It happened around 6 o'clock Saturday off the shore of Blennerhassett Island.

Sgt. Stan Hickman with the West Virginia DNR said seven people were aboard a 19-foot bayliner when it started taking on water and it capsized.

Five people made it safely out of the water.
One person was taken to Camden Clark Memorial Hospital where officials said he was pronounced dead.
Crews spent more than three hours searching the river for the seventh boater.

Several witnesses on shore saw the boat tip over.
Sarah Hinzman said, "We were sitting on a log and we heard screaming. We looked over and saw arms in the air and we saw a boat, and it was tipped over."
Ashley Grubb said, "My husband came down here and he was hollering at them and he called 911 and the boat started sinking. I mean it was sinking, and it was going down the river."

The search has been called off for the night for safety reasons.
It will resume Sunday morning.
Officials are not sure if everyone was wearing a life jacket.
They say it is too early to tell if anyone will be cited.
Officials have not released any names.

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UPDATE 6:42 P.M.

The Wood County 911 Center confirms officers are looking for one person in the water who is unaccounted for.

Our reporter on scene said four people who were on board are now walking on shore and are being evaluated. In addition one person was taken to an area hospital. Now officers are looking for one more person in the water.

A dispatcher said members of the Wood County and Little Hocking dive teams are responding as well as every department in the area that has a boat. There are 12 departments responding with boats.
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Officers are responding to a capsized boat on the Ohio River near the boat ramp at Civitan Park in Belpre. A dispatcher confirms officers were performing CPR on an individual close to 6:15 p.m. The dispatcher could not confirm how many people were on board.

At 6:15 p.m. officers blocked off all boat traffic on the Ohio River on the north side of Blennerhassett Island. Officers also called for more crews with boats to assist.

We have a reporter on the scene and will bring you the latest as it becomes available. Stay tuned to wtap.com and WTAP News at 11 for the latest.