RedactedNarrative: On 3/5/17 at 1409 hours the sheriff's office received a report that a snowmobile had gone through the ice on the lake and that the operator was in the water. The operator was able to self rescue and was off the lake when deputies arrived. The operator later went back on the lake, with a friend, in a 14 foot non-motorized boat. 
  
  They broke out the ice and returned to where the snowmobile went through. While attempting to retrieve the snowmobile, the operator somehow fell overboard, causing the boat to capsize and the passenger to also fall in the water. 
  
  Neither were wearing life jackets and there were none in the boat. A witness called 911. The passenger was able to swim to more shallow water and waited for deputies to pull him to safety. The operator attempted to hang on to the boat, but was unable to keep a grip on it. Deputies/Firefighters had arrived at 1655 hours and put on Mustang suits. They rescued the passenger at 1702 hours and then observed the operator go under the surface of the water. 
  
  At 1709 hours, the operator was located in 6 to 7 feet of water after being under water for 7 minutes. He was removed and life saving efforts were performed. He was flown to the medical center and was later transferred to another hospital. He died at the hospital on 3/17/17. 
  
  It is unknown if alcohol was involved. When deputies asked the passenger if the operator had been drinking, he said he didn't think so. He said once they got to the area where the snowmobile was, the operator was trying to hook onto the snowmobile with rope and hook when he suddenly stood up and may have tripped backwards, causing the boat to capsize.