RedactedNarrative: Details of investigation/incident:
  ((6/21/2020 @ 1400hrs)
  
  I corporal was working as an indiana conservation officer in the area of wabash county. I was dispatched to a sinking boat at mississinewa lake. The area was called 12 mile located between 300 and 400 west on the south shore line. 
  
  We launched our boat and headed to the scene. Officer2 had arrived just before we did. The boat the victims were in was taking on water. I noticed the occupants were attempting to load items on to officer2’s boat. I noticed the boat had taken on even more water and started to roll backwards away from officer2’s boat. I yelled at the passengers to jump onto officer2’s boat. 
  
  They did just in time preventing the boat from rolling all the way over. After the passengers were secured on officer2 boat the boat stayed lodged on a stump that was just barely submerged beneath the surface. It was later determined that the stump that it was on caused the damage and water to enter the boat initially. This stump was partially impaling the hull of the watercraft. 
  
  I called for officer 3 to respond with his lift bag system normally used to lift a car or boat from the bottom of the lake. Officer2 transported the two occupants of the sinking boat back to red bridge ramp where their vehicle was located. Officer and i returned to the pearson's mill boat ramp.  
  
  At the ramp we loaded the boat on the trailer that was brought to the boat ramp by the occupants of the boat. 
  
  The scene and damage was documented by photographs. Verbal statements were both obtained. Both operator and occupant stated that they had just finished a day of fishing. They were trolling out of an area that they knew had a lot of stickup stumps. As they were leaving they ran up on one of the stumps that was submerged just below the surface. Both operator and occupant said they tried to free the boat by starting the outboard motor and thrust off of the stump. They could not free the boat and noticed it was taking on water. They called 911 and donned their life vest and waited for us. 
  
  
  
  