RedactedNarrative: On Sunday, August 23, 2020, Conservation Warden was dispatched to the area of Sawyer Harbor in response to an active drowning incident stemming from an individual jumping off of a boat. Warden was advised that CPR was in progress by two off duty medical personnel as the victim had been underwater for between 3 and 5 minutes.
  
  Upon arriving to Sawyer Harbor Warden was directed to the western side of the bay where he and a Sturgeon Bay Police Officer met with Door County Sheriff Deputies. Upon meeting with Door County Sheriff Deputy, Warden was advised that the victim had been resuscitated and was currently in the ambulance. The victim had jumped into the water from a boat to try and assist his son who was struggling in the water while swimming. While trying to assist the son, Victim also began to struggle in the water as he was pushing son to the boat. Upon reaching the boat Victim fell beneath the surface of the water which was observed.  At this time, Witness used a kayak to paddle to the area where she had observed Victim disappear from the surface of the water.
  
  As Witness was paddling to the area where she had observed Victim go beneath the surface of the water she was yelling for help and for someone to call 911. Upon reaching the area she was able to see Victim on the bottom of the bay and reach him with the paddle of the kayak and lift him to the surface of the water and hold his head out of the water. At this time, two other witnesses traveled to that location on a pontoon boat and were able to lift the Victim onto the boat.  They then began performing CPR on the Victim and after several minutes were able to resuscitate him.  They were then met by emergency medical personnel, who began treatment of the Victim for the near drowning incident.
  
  Victim and Son interviewed by Door County Sheriff Deputy at Door County Medical Center who advised what had happened. The Son wanted to practice swimming and had taken off his personal flotation device after being told not to by the Operator/Victim. As the boat began to drift Operator/Victim attempted to throw a personal flotation device to the Son but was unable to reach him. 
  
  As the boat continued to drift, Operator/Victim then jumped into the water without a personal flotation device to help his son. While Operator/Victim was trying to assist the son back to the boat but began to struggle. Operator/Victim described yelling for help and trying to push his Son to the boat but then blacked out and then awoke on the pontoon boat. 
  
  Operator/Victim was later transported from Door County Medical Center to St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay for the treatment of the near drowning event.