RedactedNarrative: Accident currently under investigation.
  
  On 03/26/2017 at approximately 1:23am Operator and subject left the Springfield Marina on Subject's two 2012 Yamaha jet skis (PWCs) to operate to Subject's home.  Subject returned to the Springfield Marina at approximately 1:43am without Operator or Operator'' PWC.  Subject contacted an Uber driver at 1:56am and went home.
  
  Around 10:25am Subject returned to the Springfield marina and contacted Springfield City Police Department and reported Operator missing.  At approximately 11:50am I, CPO arrived at the Springfield Marina and spoke with SPD Lt regarding the missing person and PWC.  Lt directed me to Subject at the scene, who advised he had lost sight of Operator while operating PWCs on Lake Springfield and believed him to be missing somewhere past (east of) the I-55 bridge.
  
  Subject stated the Springfield Marina had taken his (2) jet skis out of storage and dewinterized the PWCs at his request and called him on 03/18/17 advising him both the PWCs were ready for pick up at their marina rental dock. Subject added that on the evening of 3/25/17 he had asked Operator to assist him in moving the PWC''s from the marina to his house.  Subject advised both subject had been drinking at Mowie''s Cue on Toronto Rd prior to arriving at the Springfield Marina in the early morning hours of 3/26/17.  Subject also indicated Operator had not operated a PWC before that day, and Subject added he had to get the PWC started for Operator including attaching the PWC''s lanyard cut-off switch to Operator.  
  
  At approximately 12:30pm the SPD Marine Division, Sangmon County Rescue Squad, and IDNR started searching Lake Springfield for the missing boater.  At approximately 2:00pm the PWC operated by Operator was located on the seawall on the northside of the lake.  The homeowners stated they found the PWC floating against their seawall between 7-8am and tied it to their dock, believing it had broke mooring from another dock and the owner would soon come looking for it.  The PWC had several scratches and gouges all over the watercraft, and it would later be determined the PWC was previously a rental at the Springfield Marina and most of the damage occurred during that time.  Damage was found on the handle bar area that appeared to be new, rust colored marks.  
  
  The Springfield PD marine division would later locate an area under the Canadian National Railroad bridge (south of the marked public under pass) that appeared to have been contacted by the PWC.  The search for Operator was unsuccessful, and was concluded at dark.  Subject stated neither Operator or himself had on (or had) life jackets or cold weather gear before they left the Marina.
  
  The search was resumed the following day and continued the next (7) days by area rescue agencies and IDNR Conservation Police using sonar boats and conducting surface searches of the lake. On 04/03/17 Operator was located floating approximately 20yds north of the Cotton Hill boat dock at approximately 12:10pm by the Sangamon County Rescue boat B4.  Operator was recovered by divers at approximately 12:50pm and at the direction of the Sangamon County Coroner.  Operator was still wearing the red lanyard on his left wrist, which had been attached by Subject.
  
  CPO will be conducting a level 2 boat accident reconstruction, and pursuing any criminal charges based on his conclusions and any evidence obtained by Springfield PD in their investigation of the incident.
  