RedactedNarrative: On 6/10/17 at 1509 hours while on a traffic stop on geist reservoir i was notified of a boat taking on water.  I could see the distressed boat from my location and recognized that it was in very shallow water.  I completed the traffic stop and joined fishers pd in attempting to assist the distressed boaters.  Neither of our patrol boats could reach the distressed boat which had to be removed by the dock company's barge. 
  
   The operator claimed that he was traveling approximately 4mph and attempted to drive between the shoreline and an island.  The operator stated that he did not recognize the area as shallow due to insufficient markings.  Two danger buoys were in place and it appeared that the operator was on course to drive in between them.  I photographed the distressed boat and its proximity to the buoys from my patrol boat.  Damage to the boat was photographed several hours later after it had been placed on its trailer.
  