OFFICER WAS CONTACTED BY DEMPOLIS LOCK AND DAM ABOUT A VESSEL THAT HAD BEEN SWAMPED BELOW THE DAM.  WHEN OFFICER ARRIVED ON SCENE HE OBSERVED 4 INDIVIDUALS STANDING NEXT TO A VESSEL PULLED UP TO THE ROCK SHELF BELOW THE DAM.  ACCORDING TO LOCK RECORDS OPERATOR AND PASSENGER LOCKED SOUTH TO FISH AROUND THE ROCK SHELF.  THE MOTOR WAS TURNED OFF AND THE STRONG CURRENT PULLED THE VESSEL UP TO THE SHELF. AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WAS RUNNING OFF OF THE SHELF FILLED THIER BOAT AND CAUSED IT TO OVERTURN AND MOSTLY SUBMERGE.  THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS SWAM TO A GROUP OF ROCKS AND HELD ON.
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