RedactedNarrative: SYNOPSIS
  
  Kavaker vessel swamped and sank.
  
  NARRATIVE
  
  On January 23, 2021 at approximately 1330 hours, I, (Park Ranger) was contacted by the Southwest Regional Dispatch Center. I was notified that a male kayaker was floating in Caballo Lake after his kayak capsized and sank. 
  
  I immediately drove to our shop to get our patrol boat, and requested dispatch to stage EMS at our boat ramp. I then launched the boat from the main boat ramp and started an ATL (attempt to locate). The dispatcher was able to give me an approximate location of the kayaker using GPS coordinates. I went directly east across the lake where I stopped my boat and used binoculars to glass the area. I heard a faint yell for help, so I headed north and located the victim (Operator) floating with his life jacket on. I removed the dive door from my patrol boat and loaded him into my boat. I then transported him back to the main boat ramp where he was initially treated by EMS personnel and then transported to Sierra Vista Hospital for further treatment. Operator's core body temperature was 85 degrees when he was 
  initially treated by EMS personnel at the boat ramp. 
  
  The following day I was able to interview Operator by phone. He stated he had paddled across the lake earlier that morning to do some duck hunting on the east side of the lake. After hunting he boarded his kayak and started paddling west back across the lake to the boat ramp. The winds had increased to over 20 MPH at this time and the lake conditions were rough. According to Operator, the kayak starting filling with water, it then capsized and sank in about 2–3 minutes. Before the kayak sank completely, Operator was able to grab his cell phone out of the kayak and call 911. No law enforcement action was required.