Narrative-  A 3 year old girl was exposed to carbon monoxide while sitting on the swim deck with her mother and little sister, while her father was trying to jump start another boat at the courtesy boat dock at Hyrum Reservoir.  The mother, noticed immediately that her daughter became unresponsive and slouched over.  The mother was holding onto the loops of the Type II life jackets that each girl was wearing.  The mother and daughters had been dipping their feet into the water for a couple of minutes when the incident occurred.  She immediately pulled her off the boat onto the dock and asked for help.  Other boaters assisted in checking her airway, and an off duty Logan City Officer, assisted in care and contact of dispatch.  Emergency crews responded and took the girl to Cache Valley Special Hospital.  Cache County Sgt. was the first deputy to arrive on scene, and he followed the ambulance to the hospital.  Deputy took witness statements from involved parties at the boat dock.  I arrived and signed on duty about 10 minutes after the initial call.  I assisted Deputy gathering information about what occurred and had dispatch reassign the call to me.  I followed up at the hospital, with the parents and found victim to be in good condition, being monitored by hospital staff.  Doctors were doubtful that she had suffered carbon monoxide poisoning, because the tests showed little CO in her blood.  The doctor's suggested she may have lost consciousness due to the smell of the exhaust.  As soon as the girl was removed from the boat she began to breathe clean air, and was on oxygen during transport to the hospital.  I discussed the dangers of CO and situations that were likely to occur while boating with the parents.  No charges filed against the parents.
Hyrum                         