RedactedNarrative: On 082609 at about 1330 hrs Cowlitz 911 dispatch received a call from subjects living nearing the shoreline in the SW corner of Silver Lake, Cowlitz County of a subject calling for help.  Upon investigating they observed an overturned boat with a male subject clinging to it.  Dispatch toned out Toutle Fire and Dispatch Cowlitz County deputies.
  
  CCSO put a boat in the water along with Toutle fire Capt. XXXX established a command post in the area near the end of Carnine Rd. where the reporting party lived  Cap XXXX directed rescue boat sot the area where the man was hanging onto the boat.  Once in the area the man, P1 was pulled from the water.  He was wearing a PFD.  He staetd he put it on after his boat capsized.  He said he had gone to the rear of the boat and it started to teeter and he attempted to move back to where he was and flipped the boat, and fell into the water.  He was in the water for about 2 hours.  He was the sole occupant.  He was taken to the hospital for treatment by Toutle Fire and will be fine.
  
  The boat was a small 12 foot, aluminum boat with a 9hp motor, rented from Silver Lake Resort and Motel.  It was not requred to be registered.  The boat was righted and water bailed out of it making it easier to tow.  It was returned to the resort.  There was not spillage of pollutants into the lake.
NameOfBodyOfWater: Lewis River
NearestCityTown: Woodland                      