On 07/05/2010 at approximately 10:15 p.m., I overheard a conversation via radio through Clinton County Sheriff's Department regarding a possible missing boater on Carlyle Lake.  I called Army Corps of Engineers Ranger via telephone regarding the situation.  Ranger informed me that the subject had rented a pontoon boat from Dam West Marina around 9:00 a.m. on 07/05/2010.  Ranger told me that the owner of the boat rentals, called Clinton County Sheriff, to report his boat was never returned to the marina.  The Army Corps of Engineers Rangers went out to look for the boat and discovered it adrift just North of Allen Branch boat ramp between points 5 and 6.  The Rangers returned to the dock to pick up Clinton County Deputy,  to go with them to inspect the boat.  They did not find the renter of the boat anywhere on board or around the boat.  The radio was playing loudly, the door was open, and the ladder was down in the water.  The subjects keys, two open containers of beer, nine full bottles of beer, his clothes, and his wallet were on board the boat. The boat, IL registration IL8219 RB, was towed back to Dam West Marina, where it was pulled into one of the slips to be inspected.  Ranger told me he would call back if he heard any word of locating the victim.  I called my boss, Sgt., and informed him of the situation and possible missing boater.  I informed him I would meet with the Corps in the morning between 6 and 7 a.m. and begin a search for the victim.

On 07/06/2010, I arrived at the Clinton County Sheriff's Office at approximately 6:30 a.m. and met with the father, and his foster mother at one point in his life, a good friend of the family.  Investigator from the Clinton County Sheriff's Department reported that the victim had rented a pontoon boat at Dam West Marina at approximately 9:00 a.m. on 07/05/10, for the day.  According to the boat owner, the victim had returned to the marina at approximately 10:15 a.m. to retrieve something from his vehicle then left the marina again in the boat.  According to his girlfriend, the victim was supposed to meet her and her family back at the marina at 12:00 p.m. to pick them up.  the girlfriend showed up at the marina at approximately 12:00 p.m., but the victim failed to show up to pick them up.  she said she had spoke to victim on the cell phone and he seemed fine and said he would hang around in the area of the marina until noon.  she said she returned to the marina at 2:00 p.m. and again at 4:00 p.m. to wait and gave the Sheriff her number in case the victim returned.  Sheriff arrived at the office and we decided to begin a search of Carlyle Lake and begin where the boat was located the night before.  The family decided they were going to meet and walk the land to help search the area.  I met with Army Corps of Engineers Ranger and we began searching the area near the boat with the side scan sonar unit.  We searched the area until 1:30 p.m and broke for lunch.  Sgt. and CPO resumed the search the rest of the day without finding the vicitm in the water or on land.

I received a phone call from a subject at approximately 6:10 a.m. on 07/07/10 asking if I would come to the Marina Galley to speak to the family on the course of action for the day.  I arrived at approximately 6:30 a.m. and at approximately 6:35 a.m. received an IWIN message on the computer from Clinton County Dispatch that the body had been found floating near where the boat was found abandoned.  I informed the family of the situation.  We retrieved the victim from the water at approximately 8:35 a.m. on 07/07/10 and turned him over to the Clinton County Coroner,  at Allen Branc...
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