ON 01-17-11 THE SABINE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE CALLED AND ADVISED ME THERE WAS A MAN IN THE WATER IN TOLEDO BEND AT LOWES CREEK AND GAVE ME THE DIRECTIONS.  THE DISPATCHER ALSO SAID HE HAD OVERTURNED HIS FLATBOTTOM BOAT.  SHE ADVISED THAT SHE ALSO TONED OUT THE PENDLETON HARBOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.  UPON MY ARRIVAL operator HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE LAKE BY VOLUNTEER FIREMAN AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FIRST AID.  THE LOCAL AMBULANCE SERVICE CONTINUED FIRST AID.  operator WAS SOMEWHAT RESPONSIVE AND WAS POSSIBLY SUFFERING FROM HYPOTHERMIA AS ADVISED BY THE AMBULANCE CREW.  HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO SABINE COUNTY HOSPITAL.

IT WAS LATER LEARNED BY ME THAT operator HAD PASSED AWAY AT A LATER DATE.  UPON SPEAKING WITH HIS WIDOW IN TOWN SHE ADVISED THAT HIS DEATH WAS DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.  
EDITED 05-03-2011

NACOGDOCHES MEDICAL CENTER WOULD NOT RELEASE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING operator WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM HIS WIDOW.
EDITED 05-13-2011
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