On August 22, 2010, at 2:31 p.m., the DeWitt County Sheriff's Department received a 911 call in reference to a missing person who had fallen overboard from a boat at Clinton Lake.  the operator and his wife had been boating when the operator opened the port side rail gate and leaned over the side to inspect the boat for algae on the side/hull.  At the same time, several wakes from passing boat traffic caused the operator to loose his balance and fall overboard and disappear beneath the surface. After attempting to gain the attention of passing boaters for approximately 5 minutes, the wife was able to flag down an off duty police officer boating with his family.  The off duty officer called 911 and assisted Delores, operating the boat to the Clinton Lake Marina.  

Prior to operating the boat back to the marina, the off duty officer marked the location with a float tied to a line and anchor.  Illinois Conservation Police sonar operators were able to location the body of the victim and divers subsequently were able to recover his body a few hours later.

(A supplemental report, sonar and body  recovery pictures will be attached to the final report).

Lane                          