On 8/20/11 at approximately 1930 hours deputies responded to a possible boat crash on the Spokane River.  When they arrived on scene they found the owner was driving his boat westbound on the Spokane River when he hit a submerged object.  His boat began taking on water immediately and would not go into gear.  The boat started floating towards the shoreline where a civillian assisted the boat owner in bailing water with a shop vac.
When deputies arrived the owner was at the civillians dock and had most of the water out of his boat.  Deputies made sure no one was injured then began towing the boat to the Harbor Island boat launch shere one of the passengers was going to get the owners truck and trailer.  When the deputies arrived at the launch they got the boat loaded and observed the damage.  The outdrive was cracked all the way around itself and was hanging loosely.  Deputies assisted the owner by tying up his outdrive.
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