RedactedNarrative: On May 18, 2019 at approximately 16: 15 hours, Vessel 1 and vessel 2 were kayaking on the Mad River in Clark County. They each had their own kayak. At approximately 17:00 hours, the kayaks swamped and they went into the water. They were rescued by Bethel Township Fire Department (Report# 19-864). I was notified shortly after they were rescued to notify DNR their kayaks were not recovered. 
  
  He explained they put in their kayaks at 675 and Spangler road. He said he observed the water was higher than it was two or three priors when he had gone on another river trip. He said looking back they should not have gone on the water because it was "hazardous" waters. He said as he was paddling down the river where the river makes a left and a quick right, he did not make the right turn and got pushed up next to a tree. 
  
  He said water began to rush into his kayak and it swamped the boat He said he was able to stay with his boat for a few minutes but then became separated. He said the same thing happened to operator of vessel #2. Operator of vessel #1 explained that the current was "way" strong. He said operator of vessel #2 had ahold of both kayaks for a little while, but neither of them could touch the bottom of the river. He continued and said they landed on a bunch of brush in the middle of the river but had to jump off the brush to get to shore. He said the fire department helped them make the jump.  No injures beyond first aid. Both vessels are a total loss.
  