RedactedNarrative: At approximately 1420 hours on Thursday, 25 June 2020, rangers were notified of a boat that had filled with water. The caller (name unknown) said the boat was off of Blue Water Beach and provided GPS coordinates. Ranger 2 and I responded to the area in the park's 27' boat. Winds were in excess of 40 mph and waves ranged from 3 to 5 feet.
  
  When we arrived in the area (1445 hours) we found the boat being towed to shore. The boat (a 2018 Four Winns HD 200 rented from Bear Lake Funtime) had capsized and was riding bow up. All three of the people who had been on board (Operator; Passenger1; And Passenger1's daughter Passenger2) had been picked up by another boat and taken to shore.
  
  The boat towing the capsized vessel was being operated by the brother of the boat's owner and was trying to right the boat. Water conditions were very rough. The boat was roughly 100 yards off shore and the water depth was approximately 6 feet.
  
  Out tow line was attached to the bow eye of the capsized vessel and we attempted to keep the bow of the boat facing into the waves. Eventually it was agreed that the water conditions were too rough to safely right the boat so our tow line was removed and the boat was allowed to drift the rest of the way in to shore.
  
  Initial contact with the people onboard the boat when they were brought to shore was made by Ranger 3. He shuttled Operator and Passenger2 to the marina and I spoke to them once our patrol boat was docked. I spoke with them separately and not within earshot of each other. Both said that the engine kept losing power. Passenger2 told me they would turn everything off and then restart the engine. Operator said that the boat started taking on water at a rate that surpassed the capacity of the bilge pumps and the vessel swamped. Passenger2 said that she and her grandfather (Operator) untied the tube from the back of the boat and started loading valuables on that. A passing boat then took all of them on board.
  
  Passenger2 completed a witness statement which has been attached to this report.