Officer performed a boat safety inspection on boat.  The boat had all the required safety gear, but was not issued a safety sticker because registration letters were illegable on one side.
The father and his son went out on the lake to fish following the inspection.
Mid afternoon a storm came upon the lake and they headed for the boat ramp.  The wind turned the water rough and the father turned the boat into the waves and he headed for the boat ramp.
The son noticed they they were taking on water in the stern of the boat.  The son told the father about them taking on the water.  The father turned to look and the motor died and it submerged into the water.  The father said that within a few seconds that the bow of the boat went under.  The boat sank to the bottom of the lake.  The son had his life jacket on, the father did not have a life jacket on.    The father did not know if he lost the plug to the boat or not.
Two witnesses on the shore saw the boat go under and called for help.  Other boaters pulled the father and son out of the water.  The father and son were transported to the hospital by ambulance and treated and released that evening.
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