On September 17, 2010, at approximately 1100hrs. I, Conservation Police Officer was contacted via telephone by Sergeant.  Sgt.  advised me that he had been called by CPO and told of a boat accident which had occured on Rend Lake on Thursday, Septeber 16.  
I phoned Rend Lake Corps of Engineer Ranger who had been on the scene with the boat accident in question.  The ranger told me that he had completed an accident report and he would have the report faxed to our region headquarters.  
I obtained the faxed copy of the accident information from the office to complete the boat accident.  It should be noted that I was on my regular scheduled days off when this accident took place.  
I reviewed the report from the Corps of Engineers.  I found that a boat operator was cruising on Rend Lake with four other occupants in his 15 foot fiberglass "Mach 1" Cajun bass boat. Operator  indicated to the Rangers that he was in appoximately 10 ft. of water and struck a submerged object.  No one on the boat was injured when the boat hit, however the transom and hull were compromised causing the boat to partially fill with water and began to sink.  According to the Ranger report the boat was recovered and operator  trailered the boat home. 
 I phoned operator  who told me he thought the boat damage was over two thousand dollars.  Operator  told me no person on his boat was injured and I obtained the information for the report.  The accident was to have taken place 100 yards north of the South Sandusky Boat Launch.  
From the Corps report and speaking with operator, it appears that operator inattention to water depth was the contributing factor of the accident.
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