On July 7, 2013 around 4:20 PM two personal watercrafts (PWC) were seen operating on the Rock River above the Steel Dam.  The PWC operators were operating in a restricted area (posted with signs and buoys) 50 to 100 yards above the dam.  A witness saw the two PWC''s operating horizontal to the dam.  The witness saw the two stop and talk to each other and then operate over the low head dam.  Both operators drove around below the dam for a few minutes and then attempted to operate upstream.  The operator of vessel 2 attempted to go back up the dam, but as he was near the dam the PWC flipped and ejected him into the boil.  Vessel 1 attempted to pull the operator of vessel 2 from the water.  Vessel 1 also capsized and ejected the operator into the boil.  The operator of vessel 2 was able to hold on to a floating tree until he was rescued.  The vessel 1 operator went under the water and was recovered deceased downstream.  The operator of vessel 2 was rescued by multiple agencies.  He was transported to a local hospital where he was treated and later released. 

     The operator of the operator of vessel 2 admitted that prior to this incident, he had operated his PWC over the low head dam.  He was issued a citation for reckless operation of a watercraft and operating a watercraft in a restricted area.  On August 26, 2013 he plead guilty to both charges and was fined $150 for each violation.
Milan