At approximately 1930 hours on 25 August 2012 victim was a passenger in a 1984 15'' Bayliner boat when he jumped from the boat as it was traveling west on Waconda Lake.  The boat operator turned the boat around, took off his boots and pants, threw a type III PFD to Victim, put on a type III PFD and placed a type IV over one shoulder and a youth type III on the other shoulder and jumped in to rescue Victim.  Operator stated he lost sight of Victim due to the height of the waves.  He swam to shore and was found wondering on a county road at 9:24 the next morning.  A second passenger in the boat remained in the boat but was unable to start the engine.  He called 911 and was found by Mitchell County rescue personnel at 2050 on Saturday night.  
Recovery operations began at 2100 hours on Saturday night and concluded when Victim was located on Tuesday morning, August 28th.   Alcohol was present on the boat and is believed to a contributing factor in the death.  No autopsy was performed.  A vessel inspection after the accident found the vessel to be short one adult PFD.  The PFD thrown to Victim was not located and is presumed to be a type III adult jacket.

Cawker City                   