RedactedNarrative: On December 28, 2016, Operator was operating LA vessel 1991 AT on Toledo Bend in Sabine Parish. LA vessel 1991 AT is a 1981 16 foot Cajun Special with an aluminum hull, powered by a 75 horsepower Evinrude outboard. The vessel is remote steering. Prior to impact Operator was sitting in the driver's seat and his son was in the passenger's seat. Both had on PFDs and Operator states that he had on the kill switch.
  
              They were idling through an area that had a lot of stumps. The water depth was approximately 5 feet. They were looking for ducks when the vessel struck a stump. The stump was approximately twenty five inches in diameter and was approximately nine inches above the water.  Operator stated to me that the vessel got stuck on top of the stump with the bow higher than the stern pushing the stern into the water.  When they tried to get the vessel unstuck water started to enter the vessel at the stern.  The vessel then slid off the stump backwards. When the vessel was off the stump it had already taken on a lot of the water. The vessel then listed to the starboard side with the amount of water that was in the vessel and it then became submerged. 
  
          Operator and his son were able to straddle the submerged vessel and contact 911. Sabine Parish Sheriff Office contacted Lt. and me at 3:47pm. They advised us of the situation and said they had a deputy launching a boat to assist. Sabine Deputies along were able to locate them and get them safely into their vessel. They were brought to the Blue Lake launch on Hwy 3229 where Med Express was on standby.  Med Express examined Operator and his son. Both were uninjured, they were just cold and wet from the waist down.  
  
        On December 29, 2016, I went to the location of the accident to examine the vessel. It was still submerged upside down.  On January 17, 2017 Operator was able to recover the vessel. The vessel is presumed to be a loss. The trolling motor, the cowling to the outboard and a fishing seat was lost.  Operator estimates the lost at $3000.