arrived on scene at 6:16 p.m. and spoke to the witness, and back seat passenger of the canoe involved in the accident. The location he described as having the accident was on Sugar Creek, just downstream of the Sugar Creek Public Fishing Area on Offield Monument Road. The accident occurred around 5:00 p.m. 
(victim) was in the front of the canoe, with subject in the back. The two subjects came upon a large tree that was partially sticking up out of the flowing water. Instead of portaging around the tree, they tried to steer under it. Once they were close to the tree, the current shifted their canoe and sucked them into the tree. Operator reached his arms up against the trunk of the tree in order to push off, dislocating his shoulder and capsizing their canoe. 
Most of their gear was recovered by another canoe in their group a short distance downstream. They managed to upright their canoe and make it a few miles farther downstream to Jim Davis Bridge to summon help. Operator was transported by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Crawfordsville where he was treated for his injury and released. Neither subject was wearing a life jacket. The subjects had type IV flotation devices in their canoes, but did not have wearable lifejackets. All subjects were issued a written warning for the PFD violation. There were several empty alcoholic beverage containers in the canoe involved in the accident. Both occupants of the canoe involved smelled of an odor of an alcoholic beverage. Alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor.
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