On 06/18/2013 at 1626 hrs Game Warden received a call about a sinking. A thunderstorm had recently went through the area and Boat owner informed Warden that Boat owner''s boat had sank during the storm. Estimated time that the boat sank is 1615 hrs. Once Warden arrived on scene at 1641 hrs, Warden made contact with Boat owner and viewed the damage. Boat owner informed Warden that he and his passenger had returned to the Boller Point area of GLER when they noticed the storm approaching but decided not to take the boat off the water, but to just tie the boat to the boat dock. The storm moved from North to South and the strong North winds produced large waves that moved from North to South. The bow of Boat owner''s boat was facing South and the Stern was facing North. As the waves grew large they crashed over the Transom of Boat owner''s boat filling the vessel with water. When Warden arrived the vessel was not completely submerged and the electronics were out of the water and still working. The trolling motor was out of the water and the Mercury outboard motor was up to the hood in the water. The loose contents of the boat were scattered along the south shore near the boat dock. The loose contents had floated away during the swamping. While Warden was there Boat owner and passenger were able to pull the vessel to the shore just east of the boat dock and get the water out of the vessel. Once the boat was pulled away from the dock Warden noticed some fiberglass damage on the starboard side of the vessel near the driver''s console. The damage appeared to be caused by the boat slamming up against the dock during the storm. While Warden was there Boat owner claimed that the boat was totalled and that Boat owner had paid $13500 the previous year for the boat.
Cawker City