Two Men Rescued From Shock Lake After Boats Sink Tuesday
Two Men Rescued From Shock Lake After Boats Sink Tuesday
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
Two Men Rescued From Shock Lake After Boats Sink TuesdayNORTH WEBSTER - Two boaters were rescued from Shock Lake Tuesday afternoon, according to a news release from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Conservation officers are investigating the incident.
At approximately 2:10 p.m., Kosciusko County Dispatch received a call in reference to two sinking boats on Shock Lake.
Dalton Stiver, 25, Cromwell, and Charles Stiver, 47, Syracuse, were water testing a boat when it began taking on water, the release states. While attempting to keep the vessel afloat, their second boat also began taking on water.
Both boats quickly sank, leaving both men in the water without personal flotation devices. They were able to hold on to the submerged vessels until rescue personnel arrived.
Turkey Creek Fire rescue personnel were able to launch an air boat and safely retrieve both men from the water. The men were issued citations for not having wearable PFDs on the watercraft as required by law.
Conservation officers remind all boaters that wearable PFDs are required for every person on a boat, the release states.
Conservation officers were assisted by Turkey Creek Fire, Turkey Creek EMS, North Webster Police, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Indiana State Police and DNR Public Access North.
