COFFEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal accident in Coffey County.

Just after 9:30 Sunday, the Coffey County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a vehicle on its top in a creek in the area of Homestead Road and 3rd Terrace in rural Southern Coffey County, according to a media release.

Upon arrival, deputies found a truck in the creek below the bridge partially submerged. At approximately 11:30, the vehicle was recovered from the creek and a victim later identified as 34-year-old Tyler Craft of Burlington, was found deceased in the vehicle, according to the sheriff’s department.

Personnel from Coffey County’s Sheriff’s Office, Fire District #1 Station 4, EMS, and Water Rescue, plus an officer from Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism responded to the scene.