Three dead, one missing after private vessel collides with towboat on Monongahela River in Pennsylvania

Regional news outlets report that the collision occurred around 9 p.m. local time on August 31, 2026, along the Monongahela River about one mile south of Min Love Park near Rices Landing, Pennsylvania. A private recreational vessel struck a towboat, and the smaller boat subsequently capsized, leaving several occupants in the water under challenging nighttime conditions. A man and a woman were rescued by the barge crew and airlifted to nearby hospitals; the woman was later pronounced dead, while the man remained in critical condition. Two additional bodies were recovered from the river on Tuesday, and at least one person from the private boat is still unaccounted for.