RedactedNarrative: 4 kayakers went out on the st joseph river in the niles, mi area even though they knew the current was strong. 
  
  V3 & v4 operators were regular kayakers (they owned the equipment) and v1 & v2 operators were not experienced. 
  
  Soon after launching v1 & v2 operators began having problems. V2 operator overturned and v3 operator went to assist him. 
  
  V2 operator grabbed onto the cable barrier, when v3 operator looked up he realized v1 & v4 operators were now in the water. 
  
  V3 operator saw v4 operator swim to shore for safety, while v1 operator tried to swim against the current. 
  
  V1 operator floated downstream and grabbed onto a tree near the dam. V1 operator eventually let go and disappeared from view. 
  
  V2 operator was in the middle of the river and was rescued and v2, v3 and v4 operators were transported to the hospital and treated for hypothermia and released. 
  
  The rescue team continued the search for v1 operator. The search became focused on the dam and the debris entangled in a cable which crosses the crest of the dam. A drone was used and found nothing. Several hours later the cable was manipulated using a wrecker and the debris was jostled enough that the v1 operator became dislodged and floated out and over the dam.
  