On June 14, 2009 at approximately 1:30 pm Officer  1was on patrol on Rathbun Lake in Honey Creek cove.  Officer 1 heard over the police radio that an elderly woman had fallen into the water West of the Buck Creek Marina and she had taken in a lot of water.  Officer  1 had heard that the woman was in the back of an individual’s boat and that she had been taken to the High Water Boat Ramp.  Officer 1 then proceeded to head to that location and informed Appanoose County that he had arrived on scene at approximately 1:40 pm.  Officer 1 provided a barrier to the scene on the water for the first few minutes upon arrival because Appanoose County Deputy was on scene to assist the individual.  About the time Officer 1 arrived on scene, Moravia First Responders and Mercy Medical Staff from Centerville also arrived on scene and assisted the woman.  Officer 1 then proceeded to obtain witness statements from those assisting to rescue the woman out of the water.  Officer 1 was informed that no one had witnessed the incident, but two individuals provided assistance to Victim 1, the woman who fell into the water.  Passenger 1 and family along with Passenger 2 assisted Operator to get Victim 1 out of the water and take her to the High Water boat ramp.  Operator received an operators report at the scene and it is attached to the report.  Officer 1 asked Operator what had happened and Operator stated that he was cruising along turned around to speak to his wife and she was gone.  Operator stated  that Victim 1 was sitting right next to him in the Lowe FM 165 fishing boat and that a wake had hit them and he believed it knocked her out of their boat.
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