On Friday, January 22 2010, Bell County dispatched a vessel/occupant in distress at Leona Park on Lake Belton.  Dispatch advised that a boat was taking on water and that one individual was in the water.  Dispatch also advised that the individual was indeed in a personal flotation device.  Game Wardens put a vessel in the water and retreived victim, and took him to a waiting EMS vehicle.  victim was transported to a local hospital and treated fro hypothermia.  The vessel was recovered.  The vessel started taking on water as the boat was unloading from the trailer.  Due to high winds and big waves the stern of the vessel was taking on too much water to recover.
Report filed by Game Warden .
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