On september 5, 2010, it was reported that the operator had taken an inflatable pontoon type raft out to try to retrieve a boat which had blown away from shore.  The reporting party had last seen the operator about 100-150 yards e-se from solider rock at 11:00-11:30 pm.  A game warden and a ranger went out in a boat to try and find the operator, while other rangers searched the shoreline.  The pontoon raft was located washed ashore about 1/4 miles from the boat that had blown away and a paddle was found floating a few yards from the pontoon raft.  The search continued until 02:30 am on september 6th.  Due to rough conditions and limited visibility, it was decided to forgo any searching by boat until dawn.  It was also decided that additional assistance and equipment was needed, as it was felt that the operator had probably succumbed to hypothermia and or drowning.  Rangers continued searching the shore throughout the night.  At around 6:30 am, game wardens began searching the reservoir with side scan sonar equipment.  Dive teams and cadaver dog specialists arrived around 8:00 am.  A game warden and the dog teams marked a location where three different dogs indicated a body may be.  The reservoir was searched with side scan sonar throughout the day until about 7:45 pm, when efforts were turned over to platte county search and rescue.  On september 12th at around 10:00 am, the body of the operator was found floating ne of hall's marina.  Much decomposition had occurred and the body was identified by wallet containing identification in the victims pocket.  The body had decomposed to the point where blood and/or urine could not be tested for drug or alcohol.
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