Local police responded to the Fox River in reference to a boat in distress.  Upon arrival the vessel was located on the west side of the river, south of the warning buoys.  The bow of the vessel was facing north and was being carried toward the dam by the current.  The passenger was clinging to the underside of the bow, with a hand on each side of the boat.  He was attempting to swim the boat upstream, against the current unsuccessfully.  He released the vessel and swam to shore.  The operator was located on the western shoreline by authorities.  Both individuals were treated and transported to the hospital for mild hypothermia and alcohol intoxication.  The vessel was washed over the dam by the current of the river and lost in the boil.  

The passenger in the vessel had fallen into the control counsel of the boat and broke off the key in the ignition.  Both subjects attemted to swim the vessel to the shoreline but were unsuccessfu due to the current of the river and their level of intoxication.  The operator was cited for OUI.
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