I responded to a report of two people missing in the lake after their Personal Watercraft (PWC) showed up near shore with nobody on it. I believe it was part of the group they were at the lake with who found the empty PWC. As I was en-route to the area by boat, I heard the two people had been found and were being dropped of at First Point boat ramp. Medical was paged and responded to check out the two individuals who had been in the water for about two hours.

I arrived at the First Point boat ramp at about 1830 hours and the ambulance arrived at 1847 hours. OPERATOR and OCCUPANT were evaluated by EMTs from approximately 1848 hours until 1930 hours at which point they signed release forms for the ambulance crew to be released on scene. The chief complaint from both individuals was being cold and possibly cold related shock for OCCUPANT. It was also reported that OCCUPANT's life jacket was riding very high on her in the water possibly causing her to exert more energy to keep her head out of the water. OPERATOR said he tried to tighten it but it would not tighten more. The PFDs worn appeared to be in proper condition and roughly the correct size range for the individuals.

County Deputies were also on scene at the ramp and one of which called for the ambulance prior to my arrival. In speaking through an interpreter, OPERATOR described approximately where they were and that they had simply rode into a wave and both fell off possibly due to being off balance/passenger shifting weight unexpectedly. After falling off, the PWC was blown away from them and they were unable to swim fast enough to reach it. It is unknown whether OPERATOR, the operator was wearing a lanyard for a shut off switch.

The witness who picked up the two individuals in the water said he found them in the south center part of the lake. It was reported that the PWC was found  a short distance off shore from the Vista Grande development which is 1 to 1 1/2 miles to the East, North-East of where good sam reportedly picked them up. GPS coordinates for the First Point boat ramp are; N41.875242, W-111.295755 and the location where the two were picked up out the water is approximately N41.864314, W-111.328453.

Medical provided warmth inside the ambulance and monitored vitals on the patients but otherwise provided no medications or further treatment. I cleared the boat ramp at 1938 hours and arrived back at the state marina at about 2007 hours.
County Case #13-0750
Laketown