RedactedNarrative: Conservation Warden notified by the Door County Sheriff's Department of an individual who had capsized a sailboat on Lake Michigan near Rowley's Bay and was currently lying on the boat trying to stay afloat. Upon arrival Conservation Warden observed a capsized sailboat approximately 1 1/2 miles off shore and a commercial fishing boat heading towards the capsized sailboat.
  
  The commercial fishing boat and members of the Door County Emergency Medical Services had just picked up the individual from the capsized sailboat. The Vessel Operator was shivering uncontrollably as the medical personnel treated him. The Vessel Operator was then transferred into the Warden’s boat along with the medical personnel and transported them back to Sand Bay where the Door County Medical Services Ambulance was waiting. After the Operator was transported, the Warden returned to the location of the capsized sailboat to document its location and wait for a salvage company to recover the boat. Once the boat was recovered we secured the boat at the dock at the State Marina in Rowley's Bay. Upon initial inspection of the boat it was determined that there were no self-bailing drain plugs in the freeing ports, which allowed the boat to gradually take on water while it was being operated there by making it unstable due to the excess weight from the water in the bilge area of the boat.
  
  On September 13th, 2017 the Conservation Warden met with the Vessel Operator at his residence located.  The Vessel Operator stated that he had planned to take the boat from his cottage over to the boat ramp in Rowley's Bay to pull the boat out of the water for the season. The Operator stated that as he was heading towards Rowley's Bay subject made a change in course from Northeast to a South West direction and the boat heeled significantly and that the Operator was unable to hang onto the tiller arm of the steering and fell overboard as the boat began to capsize. The Operator further stated that this was only his second or third time sailing and that he had recently purchased a dry bag to keep his cell phone inside in case of an emergency. The Operator further stated that he tried for 15-20 minutes to right the sailboat but was unable and finally called 911 for assistance. The Operator stated that while waiting for first responders he had thought about swimming for shore but then decided against it because he was so cold. The Operator stated that he was unsure how long it took for the first responders to arrive and didn't remember anything around the time he was picked up by the commercial fishing boat. The Operator stated that his core body temperature was approximately 90 degrees and that he was treated at the Door County Medical Center for hypothermia.
  
  When the Operator and Conservation Warden inspected his boat which was now on a trailer near his driveway, the Operator pointed out what he thought may have been the problem as there was a slight crack in the hull where a center roller touched the bottom of the hull near the centerline of the boat. The crack extended through the gel-coat and into the fiberglass and water intrusion is very likely based upon the crack in the hull. The Conservation Warden then explained that since the boat didn't have the self-bailing drain plugs in the freeing ports in the transom it was also very likely that as the Operator was sailing he was gradually taking on water causing the boats center of gravity to shift. With a sudden change of direction, the center of gravity would then surpass the center of buoyancy causing the boat to capsize.