RedactedNarrative: On 4/2/18 at approximately 1305 hrs, V1 was proceeding upstream in the west channel beside Sans Souci Island.  The Operator attempted to maneuver the vessel through the cut between the diversion dam and the head of the island.  The motor stalled after striking a submerged object.  
  The strong current caused the vessel to spin to port. While the operator attempted to pull the outboard motor off the object, the vessel took on water over the stern.  With the vessel swamping, both the operator and passenger moved toward the bow.  The vessel continued to take on water and the passenger voluntarily left the vessel and attempted to swim towards shore.  The operator stayed with the vessel until the boat capsized.  The passenger attempted to swim towards the island's west shoreline.  He managed to get within 10 feet of shore before the current circled back and took him back towards the channel.  The passenger described, "I was taken back out into the fast water and then pulled under.  I was pushed along and then felt the bottom where I pushed myself off.  I got to the top and felt a sand bar that I climbed onto and stood up.  All I could do was barely stand and hoped someone could help me."  
  
  A fire rescue boat located the passenger and transported him to the Cedar River Park boat ramp where an ambulance provided treatment and transported to Allen Memorial Hospital.  The passenger was treated for hypothermia and pulmonary edema.  He was released from the hospital on 4/4/2018.  After the vessel capsized the operator continued to stay with the vessel as it floated downstream.  The operator left the vessel in the area between the Conger street bridge and railroad trestle near the tail of the island.  The operator could feel the bottom of the river and was able to walk to shore, climb up the bank and meet an officer who escorted him to the ambulance.  Paramedics examined the operator who declined further medical treatment and was released on his own recognizance.  Both individuals were not wearing life jackets.
  