( CNN ) -- [ Breaking news alert , 1:39 p.m . ET ] . Authorities in Piermont , New York , believe that they have recovered the body of Mark Lennon , the second victim of a boating accident involving a wedding party on the Hudson River , Sheriff Louis Falco told reporters Sunday . Lennon was the best man in the group . [ Previously published story , 12:10 p.m . ET ] . The path that led Lindsey Stewart and Brian Bond to decide to join their lives together was as measured and deliberate as its end was abrupt . The two had been friends since they were children living in the suburbs north of New York City . They went to the same church . More than three years ago , the relationship turned romantic . Next month , the 30-year-old human resources manager at an insurance company in Nyack , and her 36-year-old beau were to marry at Good Shepherd Church in Pearl River . The reception was to be at Torne Valley Winery in Hillburn . `` She did all the plans herself , '' her stepfather , Walter Kosik , told CNN . `` She had everything under control . '' On Friday night , Stewart and Bond and four of their friends dined at a restaurant , then boarded a 21-foot Stingray power boat on the Hudson River for what was to have been a short ride from the village of Piermont in Rockland County to Tarrytown . It was a clear , balmy night . The short ride and the couple 's long-term plans collided fatally when the boat struck the side of one of three barges that were lashed together at a construction site near the Tappan Zee Bridge , 25 miles north of Manhattan . The barges , which were being used by a contractor who is building a new bridge , had been anchored in the river since around April , said Robert Van Cura , undersheriff of the Rockland County Sheriff 's Office . Stewart was thrown from the boat , as was Mark Lennon , who was to have served as the couple 's best man . Despite suffering serious head injuries , Bond , Stewart 's fiance , called 911 from the boat at 10:41 p.m. , reporting that it had struck an object south of the bridge . Rescuers poured in from around the area , but to no avail . At 2:30 a.m. Saturday , the police showed up at the house belonging to Stewart 's mother and stepfather . `` That 's something -- a nightmare -- I do n't wish on any parent , to get that police coming over your house waking you out of your sleep to tell you that an accident has occurred , '' Kosik said . A few hours later , a body believed to be that of Stewart 's was discovered about an eighth of a mile off the riverbank . The search for Lennon , which proved fruitless Saturday , was to resume Sunday morning , but officials held out little hope he would be found alive . `` We 're always hopeful , but obviously , at this hour , it 's less and less likely that this would be a rescue as opposed to a recovery , '' Van Cura told reporters . The four who were not thrown from the boat suffered head injuries and were taken to area hospitals . One of them , boat operator Jojo K. John , 35 , was arrested . `` We have probable cause to believe that he operated the boat while intoxicated , '' Van Cura said . John was arraigned at an area hospital on one count of first-degree vehicular manslaughter and three counts of second-degree vehicular assault , Van Cura said . More charges are possible , he said . Van Cura said the operator was not the registered owner of the boat , which may have more than one owner . Bond was hospitalized at Westchester Medical Center , said Kosik , who visited him Saturday . `` He was in no condition to talk . '' A spokesman for the medical center said Bond was in fair condition . `` She 's supposed to be married two weeks from today , '' said Carol Stewart about her daughter . `` It just ca n't end like this . '' An investigation has begun . `` The barge had some lights on it ; whether or not it was properly lighted is part of the investigation , '' Van Cura said . `` On a clear , moonlit night , with the bridge lights on , you can see pretty well , '' said Tom Sobolik in a telephone interview from aboard his sailboat near the accident site . The moon was last full on Monday . But Craig and Celeste Kmiecik said they were boating in the area on Friday night and that it appeared dark . `` There was a moon last night , but you really ca n't see anything , '' said Craig Kmiecik . `` The barge was not lit up , '' said Celeste Kmiecik . `` We saw that last night coming back to the marina . '' CNN 's Alina Cho and Chris Welch contributed to this report .
A 21-foot Stingray ##s boat hit a barge , they say . Victims were part of a pre - wedding party . ` ` The barge was not lit up , '' he says . Bride - to - be 's response : ` ` It just ca n't end like this ''