On 7/20/2013, at approximately 1750 hrs i was informed by huntington county dispatch of a boat accident on salamonie reservoir in huntington county involving injuries. I then made the scene, arriving after the one injured victim had already been transported to the hospital. Along with the assistance of an andrews deputy, we tracked down those that had called 911. Although not actually involved in the accident, they had assisted in retrieving 3 people from the water and transporting the one injured victim to the boat ramp for medical assistance. No other witnesses were located and the others involved in the accident could not be located on that day. After much effort, all people involved in the accident were eventually located and interviewed. Two males and one female were in a boat that abruptly sank. The female received chemical burns on her body from gasoline spilled into the water as the boat sank and was transported to st joseph hospital in ft wayne, in for treatment. Due to multiple violations uncovered during this investigation, all 3 people involved in the accident were charged for various reasons. One other person, the sister of the two males involved in the accident, was charged for interfering and withholding information during this investigation.
Andrews