By Gary A. Harki
The Charleston Gazette

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County rescuers believe they have found the body of the Glasgow firefighter swept away while attempting a water rescue early Saturday morning in Raleigh County.

C.W. Sigman, Kanawha County fire coordinator, said the body was found in Piney Creek, about four and a half miles from where the boat capsized on the New River.

A search team led by Sigman found Donald "Donnie" Adkins' body about 12:30 p.m. Friday, he said. It took them several hours to reach the body after they found it.

"He's downstream in a pile of brush. They're trying to get him out with chainsaws," Sigman said early Friday afternoon. "There's a lot of huge brush and tree limbs to cut through to get access to him."

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