On 12/14/2012, at about 1:00 p.m. Operator launched his 1990 6' Willie aluminum drift boat on the Lewis River for a day of fishing. The rip started at the Lewisville Park in Clark County near Battle Ground, WA.  It was also noted in a short news report that there was a second person with him, however the BAR did not indicate this to be the case. 
 
Operator had fished the same stretch of river on Thursday, 12/13, when water levels were higher.  According to a spokesman from the Clark County Fire & Rescue, Battalion Chief, the boat rounded a bend about 200 yards before Daybreak Park and then hit a submerged log and was pinned.  When the boat started to roll over in the current, the operator crawled onto the log and then moved to an island.   

A nearby fisherman heard their calls for help and dialed 911.  Clark County Fire & Rescue arrived at 1:59pm and called for assistance from the Region 4 Technical Rescue Team of fire fighters from the Vancouver Fire Dept and Clark County Fire District 6.  They launched an inflatable kayak, paddled to the island and brought the individual to shore, who was cold but otherwise unharmed. 
 
Damages to the boat were estimated at $2,000.00.

The operator was not wearing a PFD.  
there was no indication of alcohol use in this incident.
The operator was not required by state law to have a boater education card. 
There was no violation of the rules of the road in this incident. 
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