RedactedNarrative: On 5/13/2017 at approximately 5:31 p.m. i, indiana conservation officer received a call from lagrange county communications stating there was a missing female on the pigeon river near the bridge on 1200 east in lagrange county. 
  
  While driving to the location i called a witness to see what had happened. She stated operator, subject1, operator's wife, and herself put two kayaks and one canoe in the pigeon river at the bridge on 1200 east and were going to kayak and canoe to crooked creek campground. This campground is located on 1100 east, but to get to it by river, you have to continue on just past the bridge. 
  
  Shortly after the start of their trip, they came upon a fallen tree across the river. Subject3 and subject1 were in the canoe, which was the first boat to reach the fallen tree. She said that the current was so strong, it pushed the canoe sideways against it. They fought to get the canoe straight again. After a few moment, they were able to get around the fallen tree. Operator was the last kayak to reach the tree. Once she reached the tree, the current pushed the bow of the kayak under it. Subject1 and subject3 saw this and tried turning their canoe around to help, but the current was too strong, and they were unable to do so. Just before they lost sight of her, operator told them she was almost free from the tree and the others could continue on and she would catch up with them. 
  
  	once they had reached the bridge on 1100 east, there was still no sight of operator. This worried them, so they pulled the canoe and one kayak out of the water and waited a few moments. Next she said that they got in their vehicle and drove to where they had started their trip and yelled her name to see if they could get a response. When they got no response, they decided to drive down a dead end lane that went along the river where they had canoed. Subject1 then put the other kayak in the river and attempted to kayak up-stream to where they had last saw operator. The current was so strong, he was unable to do so successfully. 
  
  	upon arrival, i asked subject3 if anyone had been standing on the bridge to ensure operator didn't kayak past it and go to the campground. She said that she had been on the bridge waiting ever since they pulled their boats out of the river. Upon receiving this information, i relayed it to officer. He then contacted steuben county communications and asked for more assistance. 
  
  	once angola fire department arrived with their air boat, they launched it at the bridge on 1200 east. They then started working their way towards the bridge on 1100 east. They went about ¾ of a mile down river before they spotted operator standing in waist deep water holding onto her kayak. They immediately got her in the airboat and started back to the access site on 1200 east. Upon their arrival to the access site, emergency response officials were there to help her out of the boat and get her in the ambulance. She had signs of being hypothermic. She was then transported to parkview north in fort wayne where she was treated and released.
  