A fisherman called 911 after he found a kayak with no one in it along the Great Miami at 5:11 p.m., according to the Piqua Police Department. The fisherman made the discovery in the 1000 block of South Main Street in Piqua.
First responders arrived within six minutes.
Officers pulled the man out of the water, EMS personnel treated him and rushed him to the hospital, officers said. Ratcliff was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Additional details were not available, and the incident remains under investigation.
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