RedactedNarrative: On May 7 2015, three people arrived at LaSalle Lake to go fishing.  LaSalle Lake is a 2,058 acre elevated cooling lake for a nuclear power plant.  They unloaded their 18.5 foot Bass Tracker boat at the ramp around 12:30 PM.  Occupant1 was sitting in the seat to Operator'' left.  Occupant2 was sitting on the rear pedestal seat behind Operator and Occupant1.  A little after 1 PM the wind in Marseilles was recorded at 20 miles per hour with 32 mile per hour wind gusts.  The wind warning light for the lake was temporarily out of order according to a sign at the boat ramp.  The waves became rough and the boat took on water.  Operator attempted to navigate back to the boat ramp, but the engine died in the process.  At 1:14 PM Occupant1 called 911 from LaSalle Lake (evidence #28962).  The wind was so strong that the dispatcher could only understand that an individual was having boat problems on LaSalle Lake. 
  
     The boat started taking on water from the waves and Occupant1 was using a bucket to bail out the water.  Two people were fishing on the lake when they noticed the fisherman in the Bass Tracker in trouble.  They motored their way towards the boat.  Occupant1 noticed that the rear anchor line was wrapped around the propeller and went to the back to unwrap it.  The boat capacity plate is rated for 5 people or 685 pounds.  Operator weighed 190 pounds, Occupant1 weighs 240, and Occupant2 weighs 230 pounds.  The weight of all three individuals was 660 pounds which is only 25 pounds under the maximum occupant weight.  When Occupant1 went to the rear of the boat near Occupant2, the distribution of their weight with the added weight of the water in the boat caused the back end to become submerged.  Once submerged, the boat turned to the right and dumped all three individuals into the lake.  Operator and Occupant1 were wearing Type III personal floatation devices.  Occupant2 grabbed on to a type IV throwable device.  The two fishermen were able to pull two into their vessel, but were unable to lift Operator into it.  Occupant1 lifted Operator head out of the water and held onto him until they reached the nearest shore.  
  
       The LaSalle County Sheriff Department notified District 17 State Police of the incident.  District 17 notified Conservation Police Officer (CPO).  CPO arrived on scene and jumped into Senica Fire Department''s boat to locate the individuals involved in the boat accident.   Seneca Fire and CPO loacted an unresponsive male subject partially in the water with a life jacket laying next to him (evidence# 28961).  Just before reaching shore CPO took a picture of the undisturbed scene (IMG_0821).  CPO Jansen and a firefighter EMT pulled the male out of the water to a flat surface and attempted CPR.  The male showed no signs of life and the coroner was notified at 2:00 PM.  CPO arrived on scene at 2:01 PM.  The Bass tracker boat was located on a dike to the northeast of Operator location.  The coroner pronounced Operator deceased at 3:20 PM.  CPO photographed the scene where the boat had washed up.  Occupant1 and Occupant2 were transported back to the boat ramp where they launched.  Seneca Fire Department pumped water from the boat and towed it back to shore where it was loaded onto a trailer and photographed by CPO. CPO and CPO gave me the pictures that they had taken before they left the scene.  The boat (evidence # 28955) was taken to a secure lot at State Police District 17 Headquarters.  Operator autopsy was performed on 5/8/15 in Will County.   
  
   