On 6-20-12 at approximately 1200 hrs, a canoe with three individuals left the beach in the Indian Point area on Glendo Reservoir.  They paddled to the south with one of the individual's father chasing them in a kayak, with three PFDs to give to the individuals.  The father could not catch the canoe and went back to the rest of the scout group to prepare them for the day on the water.  The camping neighbor ran to the scout camp and advised them the three individuals in the canoe were in trouble.  The father and other scouts and scout leaders ran to the point on the beach and observed one individual from the canoe was in shallow water, one was swimming circles about twenty yards off shore and the other individual could not be seen.  Subject swam out and saved the one individual from the canoe and then went back out to find the canoe and his son.  Subject found the canoe but could not see his son.  He dove several times and then he looked with a jet ski accompanying him but could not find victim.  State Parks Officers and Platte County Search and Rescue were notified.  Game Warden was notified and then Game Wardens were told and everybody responded to the area.   A search area was established and divers from Casper were called.  The divers could not find anything on 6-21-12.  The side sonar unit from Sublette County Search and Rescue was called and they arrived on 6-22-12.  At approximately 1230 hrs, divers from Carbon County pulled up the body with the help of the side sonar unit from Sublette County.

After the recovery of the one subject, an investigation revealed that the canoe overturned from waves and the three subjects were ejected from the canoe.  Two of the three subjects showed signs of hypothermia.  One swam to shore, one was rescued and the third drowned.  There were no citations issued and the father was given a Boat Accident Investigation Report to fill out and return to our department.

Victims capsized and were ejected due to heavy weather.
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