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  on april 1, 2014 i (indiana conservation officer) was contacted by tell city police department reference a sinking boat. When i arrived on scene i spoke to the owner of the boat who stated that he forgot to put his plug in his boat. 
  
  on tuesday april 1, 2014 i was contacted by tell city police department reference a sinking vessel at approximately 1715 hrs. The boat was located on the ohio river on the indiana side of the river bank roughly 100 yards west of the boat ramp. The boat was a brown, 1987 fiber king classic. 
  At approximately 1745 i arrived on scene and spoke with the owner of the boat. Owner advised that he had been out on the river for a couple hours but most of that time was spent cruising around the river (on plane). Owner then advised that he stopped the boat near the bank to take a break, when he attempted to start his boat the boat would not turn over. At this point owner stated he open his engine compartment and realized he had forgotten to put his plug in the boat. The boat then drifted to the bank where owner tied off his boat. I asked owner how many boats he had owned, owner stated that this was his first boat and the first time on the water. 
  After speaking to owner i advised him that due to the weight of his fiberglass boat and with the additional weight of the water i would not be able to pull his boat back to the ramp. I then called his insurance company (strobel formost insurance), and told them that owner's boat was sunk and would require a salvage crew. After speaking with the insurance company, owner called his claim adjuster and started the process of arranging the removal of the boat. I then requested owner call and leave a message with tell city dispatch when the boat was removed. 
  On thursday april 3, owner contacted tell city police dispatch advising that his insurance company had removed his boat.