On May 30, 2011 while patrolling Lake Manawa with Officer, at approximately 14:20 I saw what appeared to be an object sticking out of the water.  Upon further investigation, it appeared to be the bow of a boat sticking out of the water with a man sitting on top of it.  We got closer to the boat owner and threw him a life jacket and instructed him to put it on as he was currently not wearing one.  We then evacuated him to the boat where he assured me he was fine, not hurt and would not need any medical assistance.  Officer and myself went to the south boat ramp to meet with Park Ranger.  Owner started filling out a statement form, while Officer when to get a larger boat that was capable of dragging the capsized boat to the North Peninsula.  The boat had been 75% under water, so the damages were hard to determine.  Oil or gas appeared to be leaking from the boat.  The boat was reported as a 1979 Centurion Pickle Fork body style, with a Chevy 454 jet drive engine.
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