RedactedNarrative: On March 19 2017 operator and some friends were fishing on the Red River in Montgomery County TN.  Operator1 and the others decided to fish from the bank of the Red River and camp at that spot for the night.  Operator1 tied his boat to a tree on the bank of the river.  Upon waking on March 19 the party noticed that a large portion of Operator1''s boat(including the motor) was submerged below the water line.  The party called for assistance and the Montgomery County Rescue Squad came on the scene around 0900 hrs.  
  
  operator also called friends to assist getting the boat out of the water.  Myself and Officer arrived on scene around 1400hrs.  When we arrived Operator1''s party had  successfully gotten most of the boat out of the water and hooked up a battery so they could run the boats bilge pump and remove the water remaining in the hull of the boat.  Operator1 said he believed there was a leak somewhere in the hull of the boat.  
  
  The party was planning to remove as much water as possible and then tow the boat back to the boat ramp where they could get it on a trailer.  Operator1 estimated the damage to the boat to be around $2500 based on purchase price of the boat and work he recently had done on the motor.  The following day I spoke with operator, who stated he found the transom area of the boat had not been properly sealed when repairs were made before he bought the boat.
  