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  A boating accident/sinking due to high winds and large waves at the main boat ramp at Sand Hollow State Park on 7/30/2022.
  
  NARRATIVE:
  
  CONTACT:
  
  Dispatch initially informed of a drowning at the main ramp.  I ran code to the boat ramp to see a boat sunk at boat ramp and only the bow was sticking up out of the water.  As I arrived, dispatch informed that all occupants were able to get out of the boat and onto land.  
  
  I made contact with a Witness who was the reporting party and he also informed me that everyone got out of the boat and made it to land.  After making sure everyone was okay and did not need medical attention, I and some bystanders were able to come up with a plan and get were able to drag the boat to shore using a winch on a jeep.  
  
  There were parts of the vessel floating all over the area of the sinking and Operator was trying to retrieve all of it while looking for his truck keys. 
  
  Once the vessel was on shore, Operator (the owner/operator of the vessel) jumped into the lake and into the boat to look for his truck keys.  I informed search and rescue about the boat sinking and possibly needing some float bags to get the vessel out of the water. 
  
  Search and Rescue arrived and we came up with a plan on how to get the vessel out of the water.  Operator had already removed all batteries and the gas tank from the vessel.  We were able to slowly winch the vessel onto the trailer and drain water as we went.
  
  We were eventually able to get the vessel up and out of the water on the trailer and drain the water and got the vessel out of the lake.  The vessel was completely submerged; all electric is most likely fried and unsalvageable.  The motor was completely submerged and most likely dead/seized up.  The hull of the boat was bouncing and dragged across the concrete boat ramp; no major holes were seen in the hull but did have severe damage. 
  
  INVESTIGATION:
  
  Heavy winds and large waves picked up at Sand Hollow State Park and were blowing in from East to West and as Operator docked his boat to go get his truck and trailer; a large wave came up and over the back of the boat.  The boat started to take on water quickly and started to sink rapidly.  Everyone was able to get out of the boat and onto shore.  
  
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